One - Up Operator

One-Up Operator

Join our manufacturing team and help produce high-quality sealing products. As a One-Up Operator, you'll operate molding presses, perform quality inspections, troubleshoot production issues, and ensure products meet customer specifications. If you're safety focused, detail oriented, and enjoy hands on work, we encourage you to apply!

SCHEDULE:

• 1st shift (Monday to Friday from 6:00am to 2:30pm)
• 8 hour shifts

We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• $24.72 per hour
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for employee plus eligible dependents
• Employer matching up to 6% for 401K
• Employee Assistance Programs
• On-site Fitness Center
• Life and AD & D insurance, dependent life insurance, long term disability, and HSA, FSA
• Tuition Assistance eligibility, and much more!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Operates a series of electric/hydraulic presses in various molding operations consisting of long or short production runs of products made of PTFE or a combination of rubber, PTFE, fabric and/or metal inserts.
• Completes opening of press/mold by various manual means and closes partially by manual means and pushing control buttons. Performs duties that include:
• Sets up assigned press line for maximum efficiency and productivity.
• Raises and lowers presses.
• Applies mold wash to cavities as per work instructions.
• Operates various clicker/Samco presses to produce blanks.
• Inserts blanks in mold cavities by hand.
• Inserts Mold in/out press
• Cures stock for prescribed length of time.
• Removes finished molded pieces from mold cavities, rough pick and deposits in provided containers as per work instruction.
• Performs visual and dimensional inspection of materials prior to and after cutting blanks.
• Uses care in loading molds to insure that components are properly positioned. Quality inspection responsibilities will become paramount throughout molding cycle.
• Determines and implements corrective actions when defects occur with product and notifies Supervision and/or Engineering when unable to correct defect.
• Audits pre-molded blanks for defects and proper weights during initial start-up and as determined by work instructions.
• Informs Supervisor and/or Engineering of defective conditions concerning pre-molded blanks. Assists and suggests ways to correct defects.
• Inspects finished molded pieces, this inspection will involve visual or the use of some form of gauge(s) as required.
• Verifies pressures, cure times and temperatures on product masters when presses are in operation. Employee will however, be alert to pressure changes, vacuum changes, proper functioning of mechanical lubricating systems, temperature readings, bumps and pre-heat cycle so as to provide input and correct product masters if improprieties exist.
• Final trim parts per the appropriate work instructions or finished part specification. Includes but not limited to punch and die cutting of parts, and operation of OD hand trimmer.
• Properly clean, label, and package finished parts per the appropriate work instructions.
• Works with Supervision and Engineering to assure product master correctness, including trial runs, data gathering and verbal communication as to progress status.
• Performs various finishing operations (manual or machine) on order to prepare them for shipment.
• Works closely with Engineering personnel in the development and establishment of standard operating data relative to new and/or experimental products.
• Moves all finished work to proper center and records production and signs off each completed router step.
• Maintains equipment, cleans and lubricates machines, empties dust collectors and refuse containers.
• Selects orders to be run in accord with promise date or established priority.
• Regulates temperatures by adjusting control unit as per spec.
• Checks and documents dimensions periodically throughout run.
• Performs material handling activities such as placing of various stock in racks, delivery of materials, obtaining raw materials for next order, etc.
• Cleans and stores molds. Performs TPM as required.
• Operates walk behind lift truck

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• High school degree or equivalent required
• Basic computer skills
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred

COMPETENCIES:

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Self-Awareness
• Problem solving
• Drive Results
• Action Oriented

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

POSTURE:
Standing, leaning, reaching

MAXIMUM WEIGHT TO BE LIFTED: 35 lbs. anything over 35 lb requires two people or mechanical lifting device.

FREQUENCY PER SHIFT: up to 10 %

REPETITIVE MOTION TASKS:
Arm/shoulder movement when loading & unloading molds, lifting & lowering mold covers, pushing and pulling molds.

DURATION OF SHIFT: 80 %

Potential burns, knife cuts, finger pinching

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Heat, cold, dirt, dust, fumes, noise seasonal variation with temperature
• Union environment