Overview :

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves. For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.

Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products.

What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment.

We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns.

We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year.

ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at

Responsibilities :

A PLS is responsible product conversions, supporting DST’s, raw material movements, and other duties listed below but not limited to.

A PLS is also required to assist Line Operators with line start-ups, shutdowns and tooling changeovers. PLS’s receive direction throughout their work shift from the shift supervisor.

This position requires the flexibility to work 40 hours per week and weekends as required. A PLS reports directly to the shift Production Supervisor.

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
• Assist with line tooling changes, start-ups, shutdowns and down stream equipment set-up
• Immediately communicate unsafe conditions, acts or injuries to Production Supervisor
• Maintain proper knowledge of all pipe products and package requirements
• Raw material movement, dumping, sampling, labeling, and storage in the production facility and in the yard via storage trailers, and ensuring accurate records of storage are kept.
• Maintain and build job skills through company training programs
• Conversion of products to support customer orders, which includes drilling, offline sock, palletizing, trimming, and cutting product down to specified sizes, generates production paperwork and labels for the conversion.
• Maintain facility housekeeping
• Practice proper forklift and yard tractor operation and preventive maintenance
• Support the shift in performing downstream work, including coiling, palletizing, installations of gaskets, and checking the quality of products.
• Forklift and yard tractor use is required, and this role will work both in the plant and in the yard as needed to move materials (pallets, pipe and storage trailers)
• Understand and practice ADS CORE VALUES

Job Skills :

This position should possess the following skills / knowledge :

• Self-motivation
• Energetic
• Dependability
• Ability to learn new skills
• Team oriented
• Basic Mathematical skills

Educational Requirements : Preferred Experience :

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Previous industrial or manufacturing experience

Physical Requirements :

• Ability to repeatedly lift 75 pounds to a height of 6 feet
• Ability to stand and be mobile for a minimum of 8 continuous hours
• Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods of time in temperature extremes
• Ability to use hands, arms and legs to physically handle and transport finished goods
• Position requires full range of body motion including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting and ability to mount / dis-mount industrial equipment and vehicles.

EEO Statement :

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day.

Last updated : 2024-07-26