Batcher, 1st Shift

The Home & Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top-notch quality to consumers with our well-recognized brands including Spectracide, Hot Shot, Cutter, Repel, Black Flag, Garden Safe, EcoLogic and Liquid Fence.

• Model the Spectrum Brands eight Core Capabilities to achieve service excellence, meet and exceed organizational objectives and support fiscal responsibility
• Understand and demonstrate safe work practices at all times
• Demonstrate high levels of good housekeeping practices to promote a safe work environment
• Start batch record into production and verify it is followed correctly.
• Troubleshoot and/or rebuild batching equipment as needed
• Ensure chemical inventory availability prior to batching and stage accordingly
• Execute instructions on batch record
• Sample batches at various stages and perform quality checks
• Make decisions and adjustments to batches based on results from quality checks
• Control waste in area; transfer to holding tank
• General housekeeping and spill control in batch room area
• Communicate potential quality or procedural issues to Liquid Fence Supervisor
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures
• Other duties assigned

• Intermediate math abilities, including subtraction, addition, multiplication, division, fraction and decimal conversion
• Attention to details
• Ability to obtain a full face respirator certification
• Forklift certified
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
• Limited time off during busy season, Jan-Mar
• Willing to work overtime as needed, especially in busy season
• 3-5 years of Batching experience

• 10% office environment and 90% manufacturing environment