Molding Operator Assistant

SITE Staffing, Inc
$19 - $22 p/hr - - Full medical, dental and vision plan (employee premiums have not been raised for 7 years straight) - Ancillary benefits paid 100% by company (STD, LTD and Life/AD&D) - 2 weeks PTO/yr (pro-rated in year of hire) and 3 weeks the first o
United States, Wisconsin, Menomonee Falls
Nov 12, 2024
Menomonee Falls, WI 3^rd shift, 10pm-6am, (Sunday night -Friday am) (Will train on 1^st shift for 2 weeks, 6am-2pm) $19 - $22 Under the direction of the Molding Set-Up Operator, operate and maintain compression injection molding machines and several deburring operation machines such as a wheelabrator, degater, and tumbler. Operate and maintain molding presses proper temperatures, cycle time, and vacuum units. Assist with removal and installation of molds from presses and load parts into the appropriate deburring machine operation. Check molded parts for dimension, finish, and remove flash Assist the Molding Set-Up Technician on the molding presses to perform standardized work by maintaining proper temperatures and set cycle time for molding. Setups are made and maintained by technicians, but operators can remove and install molds, along with maintaining the vacuum unit at a prescribed level. Must be capable of recognizing defective materials, parts, and machine malfunctions. Keep molds clean and vents open; fiber brush molds on an hourly basis. Load and operate wheelabrator/tumbler to remove flash/scale from parts for specified finish. Carefully perform uniform cleaning that is necessary for molders to operate properly, avoiding damage to or breakage of parts. Assist lapping operation by processing parts for lapping process & vision system inspection. If parts require degating, load parts in the degater hopper and adjust abrasive and cycling time to suit cleaning requirements. Generally close tolerance work where dimensional and surface finish requirements are not difficult to maintain due to machine setups of cycling time and feed of abrasive. Will operate and maintain all machinery according to training instructions and will also be responsible for the inspection of product.