injection-moulding machine operator - plastic manufacturing

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

• Hot
• Noisy

Tasks

• 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
• Pack items for shipping and distribution
• Set up and operate one or more moulding machines to mould plastic products
• Follow formulation card to mix resin batches for injection moulding process

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• 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

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week