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Grinder Technician - Decatur

PIPELINE PLASTICS LLC

Decatur, TXJob$18/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18/hr
Location
Decatur, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Grinder Technician performs and maintains daily activities related to regrinding scrap and waste material. The role includes housekeeping, safety, quality, production efficiency, and equipment repair and maintenance to minimize downtime. The position has schedule flexibility and requires physical work, including repetitive motion, lifting, and handling finished goods.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical TroubleshootingAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingHeavy Machinery OperationPunctualityDependabilityRepetitive MotionLifting 75 PoundsPhysical LaborPhysical Handling

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Full job description

::: {testid="jobDetailTitle"} ### Grinder Technician ::: ::: {testid="jobDetailSubtitle"} Pipeline Plastics - Decatur, TX ::: ::: {testid="jobDetailSubtitle"} $18.00 ::: ::: {testid="jobDetailSubtitle"} Summary: The Grinder Technician is responsible for performing and maintaining the daily activities associated with the regrind of scrap and waste material. This includes housekeeping, safety, quality, maintaining production efficiencies, and repair and maintenance to minimize downtime. This position has schedule flexibility. Primary Job Responsibilities: The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: - Practice proper PPE compliance and maintain a safe working record and environment - Immediately communicate unsafe conditions, acts, or injuries to the Production Manager - Preform preventive maintenance on all equipment as needed - Maintain facility housekeeping - Maintain and build job skills through company training programs - Completion of grinder log and reporting paperwork - Troubleshoot process mechanical problems and report issues to Maintenance team as need is required - Adhere to ISO 9001 Quality, certification requirements - Other duties as assigned Knowledge and Skill Requirements: This position should possess the following skills/knowledge: - High school diploma or equivalent, desired - Mechanical troubleshooting abilities - Analytical thinking and problem solving skills - Ability to operate heavy machinery - Punctual with good attendance - Self-motivated and dependable Working Conditions: - Must be able to perform repetitive motion. Examples: walking, reaching, bending, twisting, stooping, pushing, pulling, and standing - Clarity of vision and the ability to focus on a fast, repetitious operation for extended periods of time. Physical Requirements: - Ability to repeatedly lift 75 pounds to a height of 6 feet - Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods of time in temperature extremes - Position requires full range of body motion, including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting, and ability to mount/dismount industrial equipment - Ability to use hands, arms, and legs to physically handle and transport finished goods :::

How this job compares

Set against the 1,388 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18/hr
  • US median$24–29/hr653 hourly ranges

This rate, $18/hr, is 32% below the US median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Manufacturing Technician hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 73 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in Texas and 1,388 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (776 postings).
Education
3 of the 1,388 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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