Injection Operator

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: includes the following.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Reads shop orders to determine machine number, shop order number, part number, and part description.
• Operates Injection and Printing Machines by positioning components and removing finished parts as required.
• Inspects parts for defects and promptly notifies Supervisor, Coordinator, or Technician of issues caused by machine malfunction.
• Handles secondary jobs such as sonic welding, part trimming, weighing parts, or other assigned tasks.
• Monitors material levels in machines and ensures grinders are operating properly.
• Deburrs or deflashes plastic parts.
• Packages plastic parts according to customer specifications.
• Accurately completes production paperwork, shop orders, and labeling requirements.
• Maintains housekeeping responsibilities, including sweeping, organizing, and putting away equipment after jobs are completed.
• Uses the computer system to clock in/out of jobs and record required production data.
• Identifies and corrects safety hazards, or promptly informs appropriate personnel.
• Professionally and positively communicates with employees and management; responds to the needs of internal and external customers.
• Serves as a positive example to other employees through compliance with company policies.
• Projects enthusiasm about the company through positive interactions with others, including internal and external customers.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: 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 the essential functions.

· Ability to create positive relationships with employees and management.

· Ability to comprehend written and verbal instructions.

· Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

· Ability to accurately complete production and employee-related paperwork.

· Aptitude to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

· Ability to operate a computer and use basic data entry functions.