Plastics Machine Operator
- Location: 55 Plant Farm Blvd, Brantford, ONN3S 7W2
- Salary: $24.04 hourly for 35 to 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
- Shift, Flexible Hours
- Start date: Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Medical Benefits, Disability Benefits, Dental Benefits
- Vacancies: 4 vacancies
Job requirements
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Specific Skills
- Adjust calender rollers for production line change; Weigh resins, colorants and other chemicals according to formulae;
- Unload mixture into container or conveyor for further processing; Place weighed materials in mixing machines;
- Operate mixing machine to blend plastic and other chemicals to a specific consistency and viscosity;
- Follow formulation card to mix resin batches for injection moulding process;
- Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change;
- Trimming and sanding plastic or fiberglass parts;
- Prepare and change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change;
- Set up and operate one or more moulding machines to mould plastic products;
- Set up and operate calender machines to transform plastic bales or slabs into continuous sheets or films of specified thickness;
- Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die
Additional Skills
- Troubleshoot and make minor adjustments to equipment;
- Monitor and inspect the quality of material produced;
- Organize and maintain inventory
Work Site Environment
Noisy
Transportation/Travel Information
Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Fast-paced environment; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination; Ability to distinguish between colours; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Overtime required
Personal Suitability
Team player; Dependability; Reliability
Benefits
Medical Benefits; Disability Benefits; Dental Benefits
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth
How to apply
By email
eplplastics.hr@outlook.com
Who can apply for this job?
Only persons who are legally allowed to work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, do not apply as the employer will not consider your job application.