Full-Time

Extruding Machine Operator Plastic Manufacturing

Posted on May 21

Ingenia Polymers Corp.

Brantford, ON

Personal Suitability

Accurate; Team player; Dependability; Reliability; Organized

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

Transportation/Travel Information

Own transportation; Public transportation is not available

Work Site Environment Noisy; Odours; Dusty; Hot; Air conditioned

Own Tools/Equipment Steel-toed safety boots

Security and Safety Bondable; Medical exam

Additional Skills

Troubleshoot and make minor adjustments to equipment; Monitor and inspect quality of material produced

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; Prepare and change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change; Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die

Experience 7 months to less than 1 year

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate; Forklift Operator Certification

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Languages English

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