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Western Industries Plastic Products, LLC is a small business in Winfield, KS. We are fast-paced, customer-centric and engaging.
Our work environment includes:
- Growth opportunities
- Safe work environment
- Casual work attire
The machine operator is responsible for the production of quality parts by performing job duties at assigned machines in compliance with approved work instructions in a safe and productive manner.
Responsibilities
- Receive molded part from the extractor, guiding it to the trim table and ensuring that no plastic remains on the extractor as it returns to the press.
- Remove flash from product using knife, scrapper, hammer and other tools.
- Place flash from the trim table to conveyor, minimizing potential contamination to the grinder and avoiding situations that may plug the grinder.
- Maintain quality standards.
- Load the part onto pallet or into box, count parts, and stretch wrap the pallet for internal shipping.
- Clean work area as needed between parts and/or when machine is down.
Qualifications
- Six months of experience in a Manufacturing/Production or other general labor position.
- Must be able to perform continuous and repetitious work involving grasping, pulling and pushing of plastic parts weighing up to 75 pounds.
- Must be able to use small hand tools.
- Must be able to stand, stoop, bend, and turn body from side-to-side approximately 7-11 hours per day.
- Must be able to work in a non-climate controlled environment.
- Must be able to read and write legibly in the completion of job-related documentation.
- Must be able to tolerate moderate to loud noise levels and wear hearing protection.
- Must be able to wear all required Personal Protection Equipment.
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 6 months experience in production/manufacturing, preferred
- 6 months experience performing physically demanding work, required
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $14.00 - $17.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
