Molding Machine Operator

KMC Controls • New Paris, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Molding Machine Operator tends assigned molding machines, verifies job requirements, monitors equipment and process conditions, removes and finishes molded parts, performs required inspections, and records production activity. The operator works closely with Setup Technicians, Material Handlers, Quality, Maintenance, and production leadership to prevent defects, equipment damage, and safety incidents while meeting quality, quantity, and delivery expectations.

Requirements

• Ability to read and follow job travelers, routings, work instructions, labels, safety rules, inspection requirements, and simple drawings or specifications.
• Ability to recognize machine alarms, jams, abnormal cycles, unsafe conditions, and visible molding defects that require stopping or escalation.
• Ability to safely use assigned hand tools, trimming tools, gauges, fixtures, calipers, scales, and production or inspection equipment after training.
• Basic math and computer skills
• Dependable attendance
• Attention to detail
• Sound judgment
• Safe work habits
• Effective communication

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One to three months of molding, machine-operation, manufacturing, assembly, inspection, or related experience or training preferred; equivalent education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review production schedules, job travelers, routings, work instructions, drawings, part aids, inspection requirements, and approved revisions before beginning work.
• Verify that the correct mold, inserts, raw material, color, packaging, machine, tooling, and approved setup are in place; report discrepancies before production continues.
• Start, stop, operate, and tend assigned injection and rubber molding machines, auxiliary equipment, fixtures, and controls within approved settings and training authorization.
• Monitor machine cycles, displays, alarms, gauges, material flow, part ejection, and equipment condition for jams, malfunctions, leaks, inconsistent cycles, or unsafe conditions.
• Stop production and report conditions that may affect safety, quality, tooling, equipment, or production continuity; protect and identify suspect product.
• Remove molded parts; perform trimming, sorting, cleaning, simple assembly, marking, counting, and packing; and inspect parts using approved samples and measurement equipment.
• Maintain identification, traceability, labels, counts, and material status, and accurately record labor, production, scrap, downtime, and inspection information in Epicor MES.
• Perform approved operator cleaning, inspection, lubrication, basic preventive maintenance, and 5S activities, and clearly communicate production and shift-transition information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED