Process Tech- Plastics

Job Details:

Job Location:

Hebron - HEBRON, KY 41048, Salary Range: $30,570.30 - $50,951.28 Hourly

• Change over plastic injection presses and secondary equipment with consideration of all safety aspects.
• Be able to perform the change overs with different clamping systems: i.e. magnetic platens, clamps, spigeots in the most efficient and safest way.
• Keep an overview of the inventory to ensure customer shipments.
• Performing daily mold PM’s.
• Write work orders for maintenance personnel in the instance of equipment breakdowns.
• Ensure the proper resin is used during press changeover.
• Ability to use the different resin dryer systems.
• Perform troubleshooting on presses.
• Ability to adjust settings when needed, i.e. quality of parts changed.
• Adjust robots to ensure the correct handling of parts without damaging the product.
• Adjustment of robots and sprue pickers.
• Able to start up and shut down production, including: chillers, compressors, resin dryers, presses, and secondary equipment.

• High school Diploma or GED.
• Preferred is a minimum of six months to 1 year experience in plastic operations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write clear and concise reports, business correspondence, procedures and/or work instructions. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of management, associates, customers, and public.

Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; move around the plant; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The associate is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel or crouch.

The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job in the production area, the associate occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the production area is usually loud. Temperatures vary between room temperature and 120° in the production area.