Summary
Location
Ballston Spa
Type
full-time
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About this role
WHO WE ARE
Specialty Silicone Products, Inc. (SSP) (A HEICO Company) was founded in 1989 by four employees of GE Silicones. They recognized that several niche markets were emerging based on silicone technology and no commercial solution existed to meet this growing demand.
They combined their experience to design and manufacture EMI/RFI Conductive Silicones for Electronics/Military applications; Silicone/PTFE Septa closures and cap mats for analytical testing; and aerospace/USP-Class VI medical-grade silicones for Industrial Gasket Fabricators.
SSP is proud to be an ISO 9001 certified company as we celebrate our 37th year in business (2026), with a reputation for developing “Silicones that Work” and delivering them to our customers with speed, flexibility, and service. Our total facility footprint is now 54,000 square feet located at 3 McCrea Hill Road in the Corporate Technology Park, Ballston Spa, NY, a beautiful rural industrial park setting just off Route 50.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Machine Operator primary role is to operate production equipment in Industrial manufacturing department. Machinery to be operated includes the Mills, Calendars, Ovens, Spider, Presses, operation machines. May be required to perform other duties, such as packaging, inventory cycle counts and/or work with other production equipment. Demonstrates full competency in the operation, maintenance, and cleaning of the assigned equipment as documented on training records.
Success will be measured by:
- Consistently practicing safe work habits
- Maintaining high quality standards
- Meeting or exceeding production quotas
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take Initiative and offer suggestions to improve operation process or equipment
- Fully competent on specific assigned tasks and/or equipment within guidelines
- Performs work in a timely manner with high attention to quality
- Must be able to achieve production quotas set for the machine as assigned
- Follows and takes direction
- Demonstrates safe, orderly and clean work practices
- Maintains a total awareness of quality practices and procedures
- Responsive to all production requests
- Must be able to work overtime and weekends (mandatory overtime may be required)
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
- Must be able to perform each assigned task at full competency, as recorded on his/her training record.
- Equipment and process troubleshooting skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to process work orders, writing clearly and with basic math skills
- Knowledge and patience with equipment and workflow
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Teamwork and good communication skills
SSP BELIEFS AND VALUES
At SSP, our core beliefs and values foster a family environment.
Our Core Principles:
- We are comfortable being uncomfortable
- We give each other grace
- Every day is an opportunity to make a difference
- Never settle for good enough
- No politics
With these principles in mind, we live out our mission:
Silicones that work delivered with speed, flexibility and service
BENEFITS
- 401(k), with Company Match + Equity Builder
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance (STD, LTD)
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Vision insurance
Other facts
About HEICO Corporation
Santa Barbara Infrared designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced infrared and electro-optical test instrumentation available. SBIR's broad line of innovative products support testing of military and commercial sensor systems and are used world wide in laboratory, production, depot and field test applications.
SBIR was founded in 1986 and quickly became the leader in the electro-optical (E-O) test instrumentation field. In 1999 SBIR became part of HEICO Corporation, an aerospace company based in Hollywood, Florida. HEICO Corporation is a rapidly growing, technology-driven company that has been engaged in niche market segments within the aerospace, aviation and electronics industries for more than 60 years. Additionally, HEICO has been named on Forbes' Best 100 Small Companies list and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks" list routinely.
SBIR has continued to maintain its' leadership position within the test instrumentation field and is still the preferred supplier to many of the major domestic and international manufacturers of E-O sensors and systems.
SBIR's focus is on providing well engineered, cost effective hardware and software solutions to the E-O community. Our extensive design capabilities cover the spectrum of infrared, laser, visible and dynamic scene projection applications. SBIR's proven systems engineering expertise combined with a practical, design-for-manufacturing approach results in production and custom instrumentation for the most discerning customers.
What you'll do
- The Machine Operator is responsible for operating production equipment and may perform additional duties such as packaging and inventory cycle counts. Success is measured by safe work habits, quality standards, and meeting production quotas.
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