About this role
Specific Duties
• Retains all specific duties of Production Operator Job Description.
• Follow proper start-up and shut-down procedures when using spin molding machines.
• Alert immediate manager of any issues with spin molding machines and assist with cleaning and maintenance of the equipment when safe and appropriate.
• Follow all applicable environmental, health and safety rules and procedures and immediately report all dangerous situations, near-misses, and injuries.
• Participate in developing and updating risk assessments and review all applicable risk assessments annually.
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.
Qualifications
• Retains all qualifications of Production Operator Job Description.
• Previous experience working in with molding equipment is preferred.
Physical Demands
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop. A large degree of lifting (moderate to heavyweight), bending, squatting and maneuvering. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for moving objects and ability to adjust focus.
• This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• The ability to work with chemicals in the proper environment and while wearing PPE.
Personal Protective Equipment
The following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area:
• Safety Glasses conforming to ANSI Z87.1 or higher
• Steel Toe Safety Shoes conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910
• Hearing protection conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910
• The ability to wear a full or half face respirator conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 39 CFR 1910.134
• Additional PPE may be required depending on the department
Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
This is a non-exempt position. Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above. Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.
1st Shift: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Thursday
2nd Shift: 3:30 pm - 2:00 am Monday - Thursday
Other facts
About Hutchinson
Hutchinson Aerospace and Industry was founded in 1943 as Barry Controls to solve shock and vibration problems for the U.S. military. Acquired by Hutchinson in 2000 and serving a wide range of diverse global customer applications with extensive materials expertise, today we are a world leader in the development of unique and custom mounting solutions needing shock attenuation and vibration isolation.
Additionally, we are now well recognized as a specialist in custom system design and analysis, an innovator in manufacturing and engineering and a valuable engineering partner to our customers. We provide engineered shock, vibration, noise, thermal and motion control solutions for all industries. Our customer-oriented philosophy allows us to provide responsive support to our customers, from prototyping and low-rate production through full production, with products that are custom suited to each customer’s needs.
Innovative design and development concepts allow us to support customers’ performance and cost targets, while also meeting the demands of tomorrow’s changing payloads and evolving technical needs. This endless variety of exciting and cutting-edge projects, serving a diverse customer base, provides for exciting career opportunities across a wide array of fields.
What you'll do
- The Production Operator-Spin Molder I is responsible for operating spin molding machines, following start-up and shut-down procedures, and assisting with equipment maintenance. The role also involves adhering to safety protocols and participating in risk assessments.
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