Careers at Colors For Plastics
Why Join Us?
Colors For Plastics focus is our customers and exceeding their expectations through commitment to full-spectrum service. Our exceptional teams have the passion and talent needed to deliver the high-quality standards we have come to be known for. We seek like-minded people who have the passion and talent to support our full-spectrum service. We provide an empowering, inclusive, fun, and rewarding culture. We continually reinforce our reputation for exceptional service by providing respect, training, involvement, recognition, security, and advancement opportunities to our team members. If you are looking for your next career opportunity, here are some reasons you should consider Colors For Plastics.
Hopper Filler $16.25/hr
Seeking 1st shift (6am-2:00pm) help in Elk Grove Village, Illinois!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Fill hoppers for multiple machines
- Lift 50 lbs & roll 175 lbs drums across the floor onto skids or lift platform
- maintain clean and organized workspace
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Normal color vision
- Bilingual English / Spanish
Batcher $17.25/hr
Seeking 2nd shift (2pm-10:00pm) help in Elk Grove Village, Illinois!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Reading color formulations
- Collecting necessary production materials & weighing per formula
- Labeling of pigments & batches
Minimum Requirements:
- Strong attention to detail
- Forklift driving experience
- Ability to work independently & with others.
- Previous extrusion batching or mixing experience preferred.
- Bilingual English / Spanish
Liquid Operator $17.25/hr
Seeking 2nd shift (2pm-10:00pm) help in Elk Grove Village, Illinois!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Run sample & production size liquid mixers
- Ensure production is running with in specification
- Lift 50 lb & roll 175 lb drums across floor onto skids or lift platform
- Weigh materials to use in formulations
- Package liquid
- Label product
- Work in different areas of production as needed.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Forklift driving experience
- Good math skills (cross multiplication; pound/gram conversions)
- Normal to good color vision
- Bilingual English / Spanish
- Effectively communicate verbal & written
- Ability to work occasional OT
Hopper Filler $18.25/hr
Seeking 3rd shift (10pm-6am) help in Elk Grove Village, Illinois!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Fill hoppers for multiple machines
- Lift 50 lbs & roll 175lbs drums across the floor onto skids or lift platform
- Maintain clean & organized workplace
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Normal color vision
- Bilingual English / Spanish
Purchasing Coordinator $19.00/hr
Seeking 1st shift (8am-4:30pm) help in Elk Grove Village, Illinois!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Request, update & maintain supplier pricing
- Monitor late & unconfirmed POs
- Daily entering & filing of incoming raw material invoices & packing slips
- Review invoices & approve payment
- Purchase all office & production supplies accurately & within the desired timeframe
- Enter POs for incoming customer materials
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- One (1) year customer service experience
- Strong time management & organizational skills
- Remarkable attention to detail
- Works well autonomously
Technical Service Sales Manager
Seeking a Technical Service Manager in Elk Grove Village, Illinois!
This person is primarily responsible for providing technical support to customers & internal team members, managing sales processes, & aligning technical solutions with business goals.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support Business Growth
- Customer Engagement
- Production Qualification & Troubleshooting
- Customer concern management
- Technical documentation
- Project Managment
- Safety & Compliance
- Quote & Equipment recommendations
- Cross-Department Collaboration
- Uphold ISO 9000 standards via following documented work instructions
Minimum Requirements:
- Associate’s degree or equivalent in a technical field
- Two (2) yrs of related experience within similar industry, or equivalent combo of education, experience & training
- Excellent communication skills. Must be comfortable giving presentations & conducting meetings.
- Strong analytical & problem-solving skills with a customer-centric approach.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Sales Representative
Seeking help in the Atlanta, Georgia area!
This person is primarily responsible for selling company systems & solutions to current & prospective customers. This person is accountable for achieving volume, revenue, & margin growth within a defined territory by growing the company’s share with existing customers through the sale of product & service offerings as well as acquiring new customers by positioning the company as a resource the industry.
Time Away
Time away from your workplace is necessary to recharge and refocus. Our Time Away benefits are competitive and includes holidays, personal, and vacation.
Matching 401(K)
We want you to invest in your retirement and we will invest with you. Our 401(K) matching is competitive with diverse investment choices to build your retirement savings.
Medical / Dental / Vision / Life / Supplemental
No one wants to worry about how they will pay for medical insurance, and we will help pay with you. We provide competitive medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance options, to meet your current and future needs.
More
We succeed as a team. Our belief is if we collectively work together, have fun while we are doing it, and aim for our customer’s success, Colors For Plastics will rise. We offer a Compliments Program, Employee Appreciation, Team Building Activities, and treats with our monthly Anniversary / Birthday celebration.
Since 1972, Colors For Plastics has supplied custom colorants to the plastics industry. Our core strategy is consistently: change is opportunity. We believe that superior achievements are not obtained by accepting conventional wisdom, but by growing and adapting to modern technology and the needs of our customers. Our unique style of operation along with our dedication to our customers and employees will make COLORS a bright part of your future.
Recognition
ISO 9000 Registered since 1996
Best Places to Work 2015, 2018 & 2023
MAPP Member
