Injection Molding Machine Operator jobs in Hastings, NE

Company Overview

Tank Holding Corporation has become the market leader and manufacturer of rotationally molded poly and welded steel bulk storage and material handling products in North America. Tank is growing rapidly and is always working to expand its capabilities and diversify product offerings consistent with the company values of growth and service to its customers.

Job Summary

We're looking for a skilled Production Associate to join the Tank team!

Molder: Your main job is loading polyethyene resin and unloading completed parts from the rotational molding oven. While doing this, you will also be responsible for checking the schedule and the oven programs for accuracy, and ensuring the quality of the parts that you produce before transferring them to the Secondary department for trimming.

Assembly: Your main job is routing, trimming, and assembling parts from the rotational molding oven. While doing this, you will also be responsible for using the correct components and ensuring the quality of the parts that you produce before transferring them to the Shipping department for delivery to the customer.

This job is for you if...

• Able to lift up to and including 50 pounds
• Stand on your feet at least 8 hours a day
• Withstand a hot manufacturing environment

Key Responsibilities/Molder

• You will assist with mold changes which includes learning and using an overhead crane and rigging.
• You will be lifting up to and including 50 pounds of polyethene (plastic) resin in powder form to fill the molds prior to bolting it up and sending it through the heating and cooling process.
• You must make sure that vent tubes are cleaned on every round and bad bolts are changed out along with the mold receivers if needed.
• You will also be responsible for tracking your production according to the production schedule. You are the first step to quality as you will check random parts coming off each oven to ensure that scrap is caught quickly and not sent to Secondary. (Note – any parts send to Secondary that were bad due to molding will be brought back to the oven to be cut up by the operators’ that molded them.)

Key Responsibilities/Assembly

• Understand the products and what parts of them need to be routed, trimmed, torched and assembled to ensure the quality standards are being met.
• Understand the paperwork that is required for each product in the work area.
• Communicate to the Supervisor if any problematic parts come to your area from the oven.
• Check random parts coming off arm to ensure that scrap is caught quickly and not sent to Shipping.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Education - high school education preferred
• Manufacturing experience - 1 year required - 3 years preferred

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Occasional, represents 1 to 33% or 1-2 hours of an 8-hour work day.

Frequently, represents 34 to 66% or 2 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours of an 8-hour work day.

Regularly, represents 67 to 100% or 6 to 8 hours of an 8-hour work day.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts.

Travel

None required for this position.

AAP/EEO Statement

Tank Holding provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, sexual or affectional orientation, marital or veteran status, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, status with regard to public assistance or any characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $22,00 per hour (plus 75¢ shift differential for 2nd shift and 60¢ shift differential for 3rd shift)

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift (1st/2nd/3rd)

Work Location: One location