**Compensation: **Starting rate **$20.28 - $22.63/hour **depending on experience
**Shifts Available:
**7:00am – 7:00pm/7:00pm-7:00am
Job Description:
- Operate assigned Machines at required rate
- Starts and stops machines
- Perform maintenance tasks including but not limited to changing hoses, valves, molds, and machine parts
- Monitor all machinery operations and bagging equipment operations on a continuous basis for quality and efficiencies.
- Diagnose/troubleshoot mechanical machine problems and makes adjustments to correct machine problems and maintain run rates.
- Perform necessary line adjustments to maintain and/ or improve product quality
- Maintain run efficiencies established for the line and products.
- Perform quality check at prescribed intervals
- Perform material tasks related to the pre-expansion area
- Perform tasks related to baggers and automation
- Complete paperwork including but not limited to Operator Report, Quality Checks, and other forms as required
- Promptly communicates to supervisor any issues concerning health and safety, hygiene, quality and efficiencies.
- Maintain housekeeping around assigned line.
- Follow company safety procedures and policies
- Assist other operators
- Communicate production information both written and verbal
- Perform all other assigned duties
Qualifications:
- Machine operator experience or equivalent maintenance/ mechanical experience
- Demonstrated mechanical experience required.
- Must have good communication skills—written and verbal and be able to demonstrate basic math proficiency.
- Must be able to use tools as required.
- Demonstrated ability to work with others effectively as a part of a team is essential.
- Manual Dexterity
- Excellent communication skills
- Detailed record keeping per the prescribed frequency
- Hand/eye coordination
- Analytical skills
- Math Skills (calculators to determine and record production data)
- Basic troubleshooting skills to resolve minor machine issues relating to its operation
- Understanding of production measurement tools such as level, etc.
- Knowledge of product quality standards
- Principles of Thermoforming machines
You should be proficient in:
- Plastic Extrusion Experience
- Injection Molding Experience
- Thermoforming Experience
- Blow Molding Experience