What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Operator - Plastics position at Thunderbird Molding?
Machine Operator - Plastics Position Overview
The Machine Operators maintain the operation of injection molding equipment. This includes but is not limited to assembly of components, inspection of parts, and packing proper quantities to customer specified requirements.
Machine Operator - Plastics Essential Functions
At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers. We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.
Benefits
The Machine Operators maintain the operation of injection molding equipment. This includes but is not limited to assembly of components, inspection of parts, and packing proper quantities to customer specified requirements.
Machine Operator - Plastics Essential Functions
- Set up, operate, and monitor machinery according to provided guidelines and specifications.
- Inspect for defects, reporting any findings to appropriate personnel.
- Follow verbal and written instructions.
- Packing.
- Maintaining clean and safe workspace.
- Ability to learn other line jobs to serve as utility person for breaks and lunch.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
- Experience with or ability to do intricate hand assembly on fast paced assembly line.
- Possess good eye-hand coordination for assembly purposes.
- Prolonged standing as required during press and assembly operations.
- Ability to reach into injection-molding press with both hands to remove product required.
- Ability to stoop, bend, twist or turn to move product from press and/or assembly areas to other plant locations required.
- Required lifting and/or moving up to 30 pounds on a repetitive basis.
- Ability to read applicable instructions.
- The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers. We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.
Benefits
- 401(k) with matching program.
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 9 Paid Holidays