Machine Operator

ATS Automation•Pocomoke City, MD

54d•Onsite

About The Position

SP Industries Inc. is hiring a Machine Operator for its team in Pocomoke City, Maryland. The employee assembles completed desiccators and pipette pumps from component parts, tests the completed products, and packs them for shipment. This is a first-shift position, Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The role includes removing molded products from molding machines, visually inspecting, de-gating and trimming parts, and performing limited size inspections with gauges, micrometers, calipers, or special fixtures. The operator bags parts and applies header cards or labels as needed; performs post-molding operations; packs finished or semi-finished parts into master cartons; may operate a regrinding machine or inspect and rework molded parts; and maintains production statistics and prepares an end-of-shift report for the Lead Operator. Employees are responsible for working safely and complying with health, safety, and environmental procedures. This includes using required protective equipment, reporting hazards and equipment defects, attending required training, reporting and assisting with investigations of incidents, and following lockout-tagout requirements when safety devices or guarding are affected. SP Industries describes its values as People, Process, and Performance and says it uses the ATS Business Model to train, develop, engage, empower, and energize employees. The company provides scientific products and is part of ATS Life Sciences Group.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Some manufacturing experience is helpful but not required.
Demonstrated solid work history and attendance record.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to work safely and comply with health, safety, and environmental procedures.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Assemble completed desiccators and pipette pumps from component parts, test them, and pack them for shipment.
Remove molded products from molding machines and visually inspect, de-gate, and trim parts as needed.
Perform limited size inspections using gauges, micrometers, calipers, or special fixtures.
Bag parts and apply header cards or labels when required.
Perform post-molding operations, such as milling gates, drilling holes, inserting inserts, removing mold components by hand, and hot stamping.
Pack finished or semi-finished parts into master cartons.
As needed, operate a regrinding machine, rework or inspect other molded parts, and fill in on other machines.
Maintain production statistics and prepare an end-of-shift report for the Lead Operator.
Work in compliance with health, safety, and environmental procedures and use required protective equipment.
Report unsafe conditions or acts, equipment or protective-device defects, and accidents or incidents; assist with incident investigations.
Attend required health, safety, and environmental training and follow lockout-tagout requirements when applicable.