Communication Skills, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, Disability Insurance, Exceeded Sales Goal, Health Insurance, High School Diploma, Housekeeping/Cleaning, ISO 9001, Identify Issues, Inventory Cycle Counts, Life Insurance, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Machining Operations, Manufacturing, Mathematics, Military Electronics, Operational Improvement, Operations Processes, Politics, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Safety/Work Safety, Team Player, Time Management, Vision Plan
WHO WE ARE
Specialty Silicone Products, Inc. (SSP) (A HEICO Company) was founded in 1989 by four employees of GE Silicones. They recognized that several niche markets were emerging based on silicone technology and no commercial solution existed to meet this growing demand.
They combined their experience to design and manufacture EMI/RFI Conductive Silicones for Electronics/Military applications; Silicone/PTFE Septa closures and cap mats for analytical testing; and aerospace/USP-Class VI medical-grade silicones for Industrial Gasket Fabricators.
SSP is proud to be an ISO 9001 certified company as we celebrate our 37th year in business (2026), with a reputation for developing “Silicones that Work” and delivering them to our customers with speed, flexibility, and service. Our total facility footprint is now 54,000 square feet located at 3 McCrea Hill Road in the Corporate Technology Park, Ballston Spa, NY, a beautiful rural industrial park setting just off Route 50.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Machine Operators primary role is to operate production equipment in Industrial manufacturing department. Machinery to be operated includes the Mills, Calendars, Ovens, Spider, Presses, operation machines. May be required to perform other duties, such as packaging, inventory cycle counts and/or work with other production equipment. Demonstrates full competency in the operation, maintenance, and cleaning of the assigned equipment as documented on training records.
Success will be measured by:
- Consistently practicing safe work habits
- Maintaining high quality standards
- Meeting or exceeding production quotas
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take Initiative and offer suggestions to improve operation process or equipment
- Fully competent on specific assigned tasks and/or equipment within guidelines
- Performs work in a timely manner with high attention to quality
- Must be able to achieve production quotas set for the machine as assigned
- Follows and takes direction
- Demonstrates safe, orderly and clean work practices
- Maintains a total awareness of quality practices and procedures
- Responsive to all production requests
- Must be able to work overtime and weekends (mandatory overtime may be required)
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
- Must be able to perform each assigned task at full competency, as recorded on his/her training record.
- Equipment and process troubleshooting skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to process work orders, writing clearly and with basic math skills
- Knowledge and patience with equipment and workflow
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Teamwork and good communication skills
SSP BELIEFS AND VALUES
At SSP, our core beliefs and values foster a family environment.
Our Core Principles:
- We are comfortable being uncomfortable
- We give each other grace
- Every day is an opportunity to make a difference
- Never settle for good enough
- No politics
With these principles in mind, we live out our mission:
Silicones that work delivered with speed, flexibility and service
BENEFITS
- 401(k), with Company Match + Equity Builder
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance (STD, LTD)
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Vision insurance
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/DisabledH
HEICO Corporation
HEICO Corporation is a successful and growing technology-driven aerospace, industrial, defense and electronics company. For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by providing customers with innovative and cost-saving products and services.
HEICO's products are found on large commercial aircraft, regional, business and military aircraft, as well as on a large variety of industrial turbines, targeting systems, missiles and electro-optical devices.
HEICO Corporation is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: HEI and HEI.A) and has also been ranked as one of the 100 "World's Most Innovative Growth Companies", 100 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks" by Forbes over the past decade. With headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, and multiple locations around the world - HEICO provides over 1 million square feet of design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, distribution, sales and support capabilities.
HEICO Corporation operates in two segments, the Flight Support group and the Electronic Technologies group. The Flight Support group designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, distributes and overhauls FAA-approved parts that extend over the entire aircraft, from the engines all the way to hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, avionic, structures, wheels and brakes and even interiors.
The Electronic Technologies group produces electrical and electro-optical systems and components serving niche segments of the aerospace, defense, communications, and computer industries. The Electronic Technologies group is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of electrically and electro-optical engineered products used in the aerospace, defense, space, and electronics industries.
By combining state-of-the-art technologies, a team of highly skilled Team Members and an indisputable commitment to quality, both segments have constantly delivered invaluable solutions to customers over the years, helping to position them as leaders within their industries.