Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned that pertain to this classification.
Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
Set up, operate, or tend plastic molding machines to mold thermoplastic parts or products.
Make adjustment to molding machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
Remove finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment, stamping identifying information on products when necessary.
Trim excess material from parts, using knives, and grind scrap plastic for reuse.
Mix and measure compounds, or weigh premixed compounds, and dump them into machine tubs, cavities, or molds.
Unload finished products from conveyor belts, transport them, and store in warehouses.
Connect water hoses to cooling systems of dies, using hand tools.
Obtain and move specified patterns to work stations, manually or using hoists, and secure patterns to machines, using wrenches.
Smooth and clean inner surfaces of molds, using brushes, scrapers, air hoses, or grinding wheels.
Competency Statement(s)
Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Knowledge:
Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and