Mold Setter- B-Shift

Myers Industries Inc•Wadsworth, OH

33d

About The Position

Akro-Mils, a Myers Industries Company (NYSE: MYE), products handle your toughest challenges! Our industry-leading line of plastic and metal storage, organization, transport and material handling products are designed for industrial, medical, retail and home settings. 12 hour shift (7:00a-7:00p) on rotational schedule Job Overview: Position Summary The Mold Setter must be a motivated team-oriented person with hands on processing capabilities, a quality background, motivational and training skills, strong leadership and people skills, and a good mechanical aptitude. The Mold Setter will assist the supervisors with the production of products, ensuring smoother and consistent operation to satisfy internal and external customer requirements. Dependability is a must, so the successful individual in this position will need to maintain above average attendance. You have the responsibility as an employee at Akro-Mils to make a good quality product to exceed our customer expectations. You have the authority and responsibility to initiate recommendations to resolve problems and continuously improve our Quality Management. Total Quality Management involves all employees at Akro-Mils to be dedicated to participating in improving our processes, our products, and our culture. Quality product starts and ends with you! Take pride in your work by providing a clean & functioning product for our customers.

Requirements

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to communicate in a positive and clear wayHigh School Diploma or equivalent, College credits / degree
Previous experience in a similar role
Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret operating and maintenance instructions, procedure & manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical aptitude
Experience with injection molding machinery
Five years of experience within the plant or manufacturing environment
Lean Manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

Set machine controls, regulating molding temperature, volume of plastic, molding pressure and time, according to knowledge of plastics and molding procedures.
Follow proper procedures for machine start up and shut down.
Verify and/or change proper material and colorant used in hopper during mold and color changes.
Enter data and commands into the injection molding machine computer for adjustments and set up.
Monitor displays and machine operation to detect malfunctions.
Troubleshoot work-related problems by following proven problem-solving methods.
Make proper settings and adjustments of safety features on plastic molding machines
Observe operation and regulate injection molding machines.
Operate machinery manually to perform molding functions when machine malfunctions.
Hook hydraulics to mold and perform basic repairs, such as replacement of lines by applying basic knowledge of hydraulics.
Know proper procedure to follow in case of emergency, such as water or gas leak, and power failure.
Perform basic machine maintenance, such as changing timers.
All other duties as assigned Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by following Akro-Mils policies and OSHA standards