Rubber Machine Operator - Swing Shift

NATIONAL PRODUCTS INC•Seattle, WA

7d•$21 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

National Products, founded in 1995, is a leading manufacturer of RAM Mounting Systems, serving a wide range of industries including motorcycle riders, kayak fishermen, police, farmers, pilots, and extreme sports enthusiasts. We specialize in creating mounting solutions for high vibration environments for action cameras, tablets, phones, and other displays across various mobile markets. Our products are made in the USA and come with a lifetime warranty on most items. The Rubber Machine Operator is responsible for producing molded products from rubber or plastic compounds, ensuring continuous operation of machines, and maintaining product specifications. This role involves observing machine operations, detecting jams or malfunctions, making adjustments, and inspecting products for defects using precision measuring instruments. Operators will also position and secure work pieces, regulate machine settings (pressure, temperature, speed, feed rates, cycle times), remove finished products, trim excess material, grind scrap plastic, and cool products to prevent distortion.

Requirements

High School diploma required
Leadership: Contributes to team and leads others by example.
Analytical: Synthesizes and analyzes complex or diverse information; Collects, researches data.
Problem Solving: Identifies, resolves problems in timely manner; Promotes process improvement.
Interpersonal: Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; emotions under control.
Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; reports research results.
Team Work: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives/welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team.
Written Communication: Writes/documents clearly and informatively; presents numerical data effectively; able to read/interpret data.
Quality Management: Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and safety; able to manage processes; familiar with manufacturing methods and procedures.
Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time.
Innovation: Develops innovative approaches and ideas; meets challenges with resourcefulness.
Professionalism: Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of status or position.

Nice To Haves

College or trade schooling preferred

Responsibilities

Produces molded products or parts from pre-mixed standard rubber or plastic compounds.
Observes continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
Measures and visually inspects products for surface and dimension defects using precision measuring instruments.
Positions and secures work pieces on machines and starts feeding mechanisms.
Turns valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
Removes finished or cured products from dies or molds using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment.
Trims excess material from parts using knives.
Grinds scrap plastic into powder for reuse.
Cools products after processing to prevent distortion.
Sets quality standards and ensures standards are met.
Trains and communicates policies and procedures.
Audits and analyzes processes.
Measures production and reports results.
Develops and maintains strong working relationships by working closely with employees, supervisors, and other departments.
Primarily operates a rubber injection machine.
Operates pinning press in an efficient manner to press stainless steel pins into post of part.
Paints adhesive primer to post of parts efficiently, avoiding spills and transfer of primer on other areas besides the post of part.
Maintains a safe and clean work environment by following cleanliness and safety standards, and complying with regulations.