Experience in or knowledge of working with manufacturing processes, production, and administration.• Knowledge of or experience working with mechanical systems, tools, or machines.• Experience operating, maintaining, repairing, or installing plastics extrusion machines.• A minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role
Sets up and operates injection-molding machines to cast products from thermoplastic materials: Installs dies on machine, according to work order specifications, using clamps, bolts, and hand tools.
• Sets machine controls, regulating molding temperature, volume of plastic, molding pressure and time, according to knowledge of plastics and molding procedures.
• Dumps premixed plastic powders or pellets into hopper and starts machine.
• Pulls lever to close dies and inject plastic into dies to cast part.
• Removes finished product from dies, using hand tools.
• Trims excess material from part, using knife.
• May mix thermoplastic materials and coloring pigments in mixing machine, according to formula.
• May grind scrap plastic into powder for reuse.