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$43k

Per Year DOE (Depends on Experience)

Position range in Texas $27k - $46k Per Year Production Operator

BYK CHEMIE USA INC

Occupation:

Production Workers, All Other

Location:

Gonzales, TX - 78629

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Rotating Shift

Posted:

08/27/2026

Positions available: 1

Source:

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Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Updated:

08/30/2026

Expires:

09/26/2026

Job #: 17061685

Job Requirements and Properties

Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite

Full Time Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent Schedule

Full Time Job Type

Regular Duration

Permanent Employment Hours

40 Hours Per Week Shift

Rotating Shift Benefits Help for . BYK Additives & Instruments is one of the world's leading suppliers in the field of additives and measuring instruments. Around the world, the additives of BYK ensure that coatings and plastics precisely obtain the desired properties and the correct quality. We're looking for a highly motivated, experienced Production Operator to join our production team! Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefit plans eligible to enroll within 30 days of hire

Annual Merit increases, Bonuses, and 401K Discretionary company match up to 5%!

Opportunity for advancement and training opportunities for all employees.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Starting and stopping the robot bagging system.

The operator will monitor the robot to ensure it is operating correctly.

The operator will monitor and regulate the amount of product which is poured into the bags as per weight specification.

The operator will monitor the duck bill apparatus to ensure it is functioning properly

The operator will maintain the proper bags on the duck bill apparatus to provide the robot with bags.

The operator will ensure all product they produced are fit for shipment by inspection and correction

The operator will perform moisture and particle size testing on the material they are producing.

The operator must, safely and competently, operate a forklift.

The operator will monitor and maintain the Press Spray Bar system for the system they are operating.

The operator will monitor and maintain the inline screens.

The operator will maintain a clean working area.

The operator will be required to feed material back through a feedback system. This is completed by lifting, cutting and pouring a bag into a feedback system.

The operator must abide by all company safety rules including

PPE, LOTOTRY.

Qualifications:

Walking/Standing:

Constant on concrete floor and metal grading, 10-12 hrs a day.

Lifting:

up to 25 lb. bags as frequently as 50-100 times per shift.

While performing the feedback process, worker lifts a 25 pound bag and removes it from the pallet. The worker is required to lift and pivot and place the 25 pound bag onto a rail at approximately 35" vertical. Worker uses a bagging knife to cut the bag and pour onto the conveyer.

Climbing:

Frequently up metal steps 8-10" vertical over 100 per day using hand rails, carrying tools on occasion and inspecting machines and operations. Also climbing when operating forklift.

Push/Pull:

Frequently applying maximum force while adjusting the maneuvering bags on pallets and changing screens.

Squat/Kneel:

Frequently while operating blend back system, placing and removing up to 25 lb bags from the pallets.

Reaching:

Constantly to manually operate the machine and buttons and placing bags on the pallets, right, left, forward and overhead.

Grasping/Handling:

Constantly requiring moderate to extreme forceful grip while lifting and manipulating bags as well as minor machine repair, pushing button controls, changing press belts and spray bars.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental Vision- Participation within the first 30 days of employment
• Company paid Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Competitive Bonus Potential
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) with employer match

PTO In the ALTANA Group, you will work in a unique culture of innovation where the utmost importance is attached to promoting individual ideas and abilities as well as open, trusting interaction. ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with di