Job details
- JobBank Id: 41833737
- JobSeekr Id: 256576
- Plastic-extrusion Operator
- Palmerston, ON
- 140 Minto Rd
- Full time
- TRUSSCORE INC.
- $21.50
- 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.
Work site environment
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
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
- Adjust calender rollers for production line change
- 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
- Set up and operate one or more moulding machines to mould plastic products
- Prepare and change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change
- Follow formulation card to mix resin batches for injection moulding process
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Use computer numerical control (CNC) machines
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Manual dexterity
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player