Position Overview
The primary responsibilities of the Machine Operator II are to operate injection molding machines including inspection, assembly, and properly packaging. Record production and scrap information on P-charts.
Machine Operator II is responsible for the operation of multiple pieces of manufacturing equipment of moderate to difficult complexity.
Essential Job Function
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to run complex jobs requiring auxiliary equipment and hand loads.
- Demonstrated levels of proficiency and quality while maintaining or exceeding production standards.
- May assist with training others.
- Perform basic transactions in ERP software (Scrap, downtime, inventory lookup).
- Ability to use a computer to self-train in procedures.
- Help promote a safe and clean work environment within the organization. Supports 5S practices and conducts 5S audits.
- Ability to setup workstations for new jobs including leveling and setting up scales, verifying labels and work orders, and ensuring the proper packaging at the workstation.
- Identifying, reporting, and alerting leads/supervisors to quality issues such as: flash, splay, contamination, etc.
- Utilizes magnifying lamps, microscopes, go/no go gages, calipers, micrometers, select vision systems, and TAPPI charts to verify part compliance to customer specifications
- Basic understanding of engineering drawings and able to update the in-process QC records while running the job.
- Accurately weigh, count, package finished goods for shipping according to printed instructions on the Work Order and Program Information Guide.
- Performs operator functions in a clean room environment. Follow clean room procedures including gowning, ungowning, and transferring material into and out of the clean room.
- Record production and scrap information on P-charts. Basic addition and subtraction and the ability to calculate percentages to understand and interpret scrap rates.
- Ability to use small hand tools to trim parts of flash and gates.
- Ability to visually inspect and identify defects in parts with and without the assistance of visual aids.
- Attend mandatory training sessions.
- Regular on-time attendance is essential.
Education, Skills, Training and Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Machine Operator role within the plastic injection molding or associated industry or has gained proficiency in multiple competencies of more complex jobs.
- Read and write English.
- Clean Room experience preferred.
- Analytical and numerical skills: ability to perform mathematical calculations (add, subtract, multiply and divide) in different units of measurement.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Understanding of plastic molded part defects.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 5x8
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Overnight shift
Application Question(s):
- Are you looking for overnight shift?
Experience:
- Plastics injection molding: 2 years (Required)
Language:
- English (Required)
Shift availability:
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person