**FUTAMURA USA **

NOW OFFERING $1,000 IN SIGN-ON AND RETENTION BONUSES!

Start out right with a wage of $26.07 to $28.42 per hour, immediate access to paid time off, eligibility to enroll in insurance within your first month and overtime opportunities to earn even more!

The faster you learn, the more you earn! You'll be provided with a clear and achievable path to quickly earn raises towards a rate of $30+.

Our production positions work in one or more areas of the manufacturing process to ensure that we meet the expectations of our customers in the areas of production, timeliness, and quality of the film we produce. This position works in our Coating Department. Standard schedule includes rotating 12-hour shifts working 3 or 4 days per week. Shifts rotate between nights and days every 28 days.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Make up coating baths which consists of mixing appropriate chemicals consistently and accurately per company recipes and procedures.
• Understand, manage and trouble shoot the Solvent Recovery process (SRS) daily. Participate in Process Improvement projects as needed.
• Communicate with coating and planning on bath requirements to meet production needs.
• Participate in the weekly planning of lacquers required per planning.
• Responsible for the accurate and weekly reporting of all materials (liquids and solids) utilized in the operation.
• Fully trained and responsible for the handling for hazardous wastes generated by the coating department. This includes management of the wastes to meet federal guidelines.
• Annual certification to handle hazardous wastes in the coating department.
• Safe operation and management of the solvent recovery distillation unit (POT STILL) for the recovery of spent solvents and baths that can have the solvent reclaimed.
• Unload solvents from transporters into the proper storage vessels and the management of all DOT paperwork required and the safe transition of the materials from the truck to the tank.
• Complies with Futamura's safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics.
• Follows all environmental and safety regulations, and acts in compliance with all applicable laws.
• Ensures the Company's ISO procedures and quality statement and objectives are met and, if possible, exceeded.

APPLICANTS SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWIING QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma
• Ability to lift 50 lb. bags of chemicals.
• The ability to think independently, while working within company structures and guidelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and other departments.
• Must be willing to be an ERT member and become confined space trained.
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office programs
• Must be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts.

Who We Are:

We operate the largest manufacturing facility for Cellophane and Natureflex renewable packaging films in the world!!

Our facility is in the Topeka, KS area.

Futamura is committed to its employees and their families by offering one of the most competitive benefits packages in the market. We can likely beat your current company on insurance premium costs, levels of coverage, out of pocket expenses and savings toward retirement.

• Medical Insurance

• Prescription Benefits

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 401K + Company Match

• Flexible Spending Account

• Company-Paid Disability Insurance

• Company-Paid Life Insurance

We make NatureFlex and Cellophane packaging films. These are biodegradable and compostable products to help reduce plastic pollution around the world! Since they are made from renewable wood pulp as a raw material, we essentially make transparent paper. Check out the process here.

Compostable packaging is a rapidly expanding market. As a result, Futamura is in the process of a major expansion and we have increased our production by over 50% in 2020 and we are still growing. We are looking for good people with a drive for advancement to come join our team.

The Futamura Group was established in Japan in 1950 and is now a global operation specializing in high added value packaging products. Our products are shipped around the world and utilized by major brands and specialized markets.

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