Job details
- JobBank Id: 41848159
- JobSeekr Id: 256574
- Plastic-extrusion Operator
- Edmonton, AB
- Full time
- Mercury Plastics
- $22.05 to $24.00
- 35 to 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
-
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Troubleshoot and make minor adjustments to equipment
- Weigh resins, colorants and other chemicals according to formulae
- Monitor and inspect quality of material produced
- Place weighed materials in mixing machines
- Operate mixing machine to blend plastic and other chemicals to a specific consistency and viscosity
- Unload mixture into container or conveyor for further processing
- Pack items for shipping and distribution
- Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die
- Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change
- Operate forklift
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Forklift Operator Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits