Position Purpose:
The Press Operator, Molding Department performs a variety of production functions within the molding department. This would include but not be limited to: operating a compression press for plastic parts, packing parts onto skid, trimming, heating, etc., of plastic parts/components.
Key competencies include:
- Operate a plastics compression press, load plastic billets from extruder into press, open/ press door, and pull the part out
- Trim off flash or sprue using knife, clippers, or heat gun
- Pack finished parts in onto wood skid
- Clean/wipe off the residue from mold, spray the mold with mold release or cleaner
- Inspect parts per quality criteria
- Detect and notify inspection and shift supervisor of reject conditions found during the shift
- Accurately account for production run quantities during a shift
- Communicate specific job requirements to the next shift operator and receive instructions from the previous shift operator
- Perform general cleanup in the department as required
- Perform other duties as assigned and directed.
Reports to:
Shift Foreman
Requirements:
Education: high school education or higher
Knowledge: An ability to read and write and understand basic arithmetic. Must be able to follow verbal as well as written instructions.
Experience: None, although 6 months or more experience on plastic compression presses is preferred.
Independent Judgment: Slight uses when inspecting parts and equipment. Must understand and apply quality standards.
Quality: Follow operational procedures. The Press Operator must be attentive to details with zero defects as the goal. It is extremely important to focus on the quality of work first so as to dramatically reduce rejects. Handles and protects all parts with the utmost care. Even rejected parts should be handled carefully to reduce the amount of rework needed to save the parts. Molding Press Operators have the main responsibility for quality inspections of all molded parts, It is the operator’s responsibility to inspect parts 100% per quality criteria established for each part as documented on operator instructions for each job. Whenever secondary operations are performed at the press, such as trimming the press operator is responsible to inspect the part 100% per quality criteria established before placing the part on the skid. Press Operators are responsible for notifying the shift supervisor when the press starts producing parts with a higher than normal reject fallout.
Physical Exertion: Lift 30 lbs or less. Most jobs require standing the entire shift. The Press Operator rotates on all machines, Jobs will vary. Each requires the use of hands, wrists, and shoulders, and hand/eye coordination. Jobs may require bending, twisting, stooping, and use of the back depending on the size of a part and nature or the job. Being a custom manufacturer, jobs continuously change on a regular basis, Operators have to work in conditions involving heat.
Attendance: Must be in attendance on a regular, full-time basis and conform to all Company Attendance Policies. Must be available and willing to work all shifts and overtime (including weekends) as necessary/required.