Reports to

Production Manager

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all work undertaken or supervised is carried out safely and without injury
• Ensuring that all food safety issues are reported to the appropriate manager or supervisor
• Initiating corrective action, such as issuing work orders for non-conformances related to injection and vision system processes.
• Operating: injection molding machines, vision systems, down-stream equipment, and material feed equipment
• Monitoring critical process parameters on the injection machines, vision systems, color feeders, color blenders, and secondary systems
• Establishing optimum calculated alarm parameters around the baseline process
• Packaging and tagging product
• Troubleshooting of process and auxiliary equipment
• Auditing box counts and vision system to verify that the equipment is working correctly.

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate computer skills
• Molding knowledge related to troubleshooting and resin behavior
• Good math and mechanical skills
• Working knowledge of basic hydraulic/electric/pneumatic/vision systems
• Ability to lift 35 pounds unassisted and work standing for 12 hours
• Effective time management skills

Experience

• At least 2 years of experience with processing injection mold machines and secondary equipment.
• Formal plastic process training such as scientific molding, Paulson, or equivalent preferred.
• ISO or similar quality system and SQF or similar food safety system.

Reports & Records

• Nil

Reports to

Supervisor or Production Manager

Responsibilities

• Perform manual labor in the facility.
• Performs duties involving general maintenance that would include scraping, painting, and cleaning walls, equipment, etc.
• Assist in loading/backloading of materials from and/or trucks.
• Assist lifting operations in the handling of materials, and/or equipment.
• Assist mechanics, electricians in special projects.
• Relieve colleagues for the launch and rest breaks.
• Assist in the mixing of chemicals when needed.
• Assist in assembly, dismantling, and lubrication of machinery and other equipment as directed using hand tools.

Reports & Records

• Nil