Site Overview:

Since 1900, Young Dental’s philosophy has been to create, innovate, and support the dental industry with exceptional products. Today, we are proud to be one of the world’s largest manufacturers of disposable prophy angles and preventive dental products.

Role Overview:
We are looking for an Injection Molding operator to join our team in St. Louis, Missouri. In this position, you will be responsible for operating our fleet of injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment, as well as inspecting and releasing completed products.

Responsibilities:

• Operate injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment such as blenders, grinders, spruce pickers and temperature controllers.
• Maintain raw materials and component inventories for injection molding equipment
• Complete production inspections while documenting information accurately per our ISO/FDA requirements and follow all standard operating procedures.
• Meet all production goals, quality standards, and production work schedules in order to meet customer expectations.
• Participate in continuous improvement processes
• Follow all safety and good housekeeping procedures to maintain a safe work environment

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required
• Minimum of 1-2 years of machine operation in a manufacturing environment
• Prior experience in an FDA/ISO regulated environment is a plus
• Operator must be able to work in a team environment to communicate issues, solve problems, plan an organize work
• Operator must understand the injection molding process, use quality measurement tools, and be able to read engineering drawings
• Operator must have an excellent attendance record and be in good standing with the company
• You must be able to stand while working for 12 hours.
• You must also be able to regularly lift up to 55lbs.

Young Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify participating employer.