Your mission
Operate, adjust, and care for complex production machinery so every run is safe, efficient, and on spec. You’ll be a quality guardian, a troubleshooting pro, and a dependable teammate who keeps work flowing smoothly.
Core responsibilities
- Start up production lines and re-check set points throughout each shift.
- Operate extrusion blow mold, extrusion machine, injection blow mold, injection mold, labeler, pad printer, and silk-screen equipment.
- Perform minor maintenance, clean filters, and monitor machines while purging.
- Confirm sleeves, boxes, labels, and materials by part number before and during runs.
- Conduct in-process inspections; test samples to verify specifications.
- Diagnose line issues and make appropriate machine adjustments.
- Notify supervisor for required repairs/maintenance and restart equipment after work is completed.
- Complete paperwork on issues, causes, and countermeasures; capture production and quality data (manual or data collector); close out runs.
- Keep the area free of debris and uphold safety and housekeeping policies.
- Train Technician Operators on tasks and provide coverage for breaks and lunches.
- Perform related duties and special projects as assigned.
- Own food safety, food quality, and site safety responsibilities.
Marginal tasks
- Make boxes, pack, and/or test products as needed.
- Apply labels to products when required.
Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma/equivalent plus mechanical training/aptitude and technical training on packaging, plastics, and printing equipment.
- Experience: 1–3 years operating packaging/plastics machinery.
- Competencies:
- Language: Basic reading, writing, and speaking.
- Math: Strong arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions; variables and formulas.
- Reasoning: Apply rational principles to resolve practical problems; interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
- Technology: Basic to intermediate computer skills; experience with CNC machines.
Equipment you’ll use
Mechanics tools, calipers, gauges, weight scales, extrusion blow mold machine, extrusion machine, injection mold machine, injection blow mold machine, lining machine, label machine, pad printer, silk-screen.
Licenses/Certifications
None required; fork truck license may be needed.
Physical/visual demands
- Standing, walking, bending, lifting, moving, talking, hearing, pushing, carrying, reaching, and grasping.
- Normal mental/visual attention and manual coordination; at times, part-time concentrated attention and coordination.
- Vision at 20 inches or less and 20 feet or more; sharp focus; distance/space judgment; color identification.
- Light to medium work – exert up to 50 pounds of force continuously and up to 50 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
Work conditions & PPE
Near moving mechanical parts; exposure to noise, dust, high temperatures, heat from equipment, hot water, hot plastic, and heater bands. PPE may include hair net, safety glasses, earplugs, and gloves.
Supervision
None
Important notes
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.
Legal and accommodation
Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
"Commonly associated" is not intended to mean always or only. There are different experiences that suggest other ways or circumstances where reasonable changes or accommodations are appropriate.
Special Requirements: The physical demands and environment described are essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essentials of this job.
Proficiency
- Injection Molding Experience
- tools