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.
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
Hopper Filler $18.25/hr
Seeking 3rd shift (10pm-2:00am) 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
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
Account Manager $19.00/hr
Seeking (8am-4:30pm) help in Spartanburg, South Carolina!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage customer orders, changes, & cancellations via email & phone
- Update & communicate pricing
- Updating internal documents, including contracts, quotes & color matches
- Oversee customer orders to ensure product availability
- Proactively oversee customer orders by working with other departments for timely delivery
- Answer phone calls, emails, receive visitors, take applications, distribute mail
- Support & back up other Account Managers
- Shipping Specialist back up as needed; billing orders, create Bill of Ladings, set up carrier pickups
- Building color presentation packets to send to customers
- Uphold ISO 9000 standards via following documented work instructions
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Customer Service/Account Management (2+ yrs)
- Strong computer skills including use of MS Office products
- Ability to organize, prioritize, & adjust to a fast-paced environment
- Critical thinking, problem solving, proactiveness, & high attainment to detail
Batcher $16.25/hr
Seeking 1st shift (6am-2:30pm) help in Spartanburg, South Carolina!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Accurately read color formulations to select the correct lot number for each color
- Weigh color concentrates/pigments per specified amounts for customer orders
- Locate necessary products within the Production Batching Department efficiently
- Correctly label batches to ensure proper identification
- Maintain quality standards for all batches produced
- Assist in training new team members
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently & with others
- Previous extrusion, batching or mixing experience (preferred)
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
