Job Description: The Masterbatch Operator is the professional responsible for executing the entire masterbatch production cycle, ensuring proper mixing, extrusion, color quality control, and accurate recording of production data. This role requires strict material verification, proficiency in operating mixers and twin-screw extruders, and the ability to adjust formulations and use measurement equipment (e.g., spectrophotometer), always adhering to safety procedures. Responsibilities and Duties * Verify materials according to product type and quantity specified in the production order; * Operate mixers following mixing and safety procedures; * Feed and operate twin-screw extruders in accordance with operational and safety procedures; * Perform extrusion and prepare test specimens for color evaluation using a spectrophotometer; * Adjust formulations as needed, with support from the Colorist or Quality Department; * Package, palletize, and label materials; * Record production parameters on the production order; * Perform setup during color and material changes, both on the mixer and on the extruder and its peripherals; * Enter production orders, non-productive hours, losses, and identification label data into the Protheus system; * Record production data related to the production order in spreadsheets; * Maintain workplace organization and cleanliness, applying the 5S methodology and continuous improvement principles; * Desired: experience operating extruders, knowledge of colorimetry and spectrophotometry, absence of color blindness, and ease with mathematical operations and percentages. Requirements and Qualifications * Completed high school education; * Prior experience operating extruders and producing masterbatches, as well as experience in colorimetry and spectrophotometry; no color blindness; comfort with mathematical operations and percentages. Availability to work Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:18 PM, and Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM 2511290202181893669