Rubber Machine Operator - Night Shift
About The Position
National Products, founded in 1995, is a leading manufacturer of RAM Mounting Systems, serving diverse 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. Proudly made in the USA, most of our products come with a lifetime warranty. The Rubber Machine Operator is responsible for producing molded products or parts from pre-mixed standard rubber or plastic compounds. This role involves monitoring automatic machines to ensure products meet specifications, detecting and addressing jams or malfunctions, and making necessary adjustments. Key tasks include measuring and visually inspecting products for defects using precision instruments, positioning and securing work pieces, and adjusting machine settings for pressure, temperature, speed, and cycle times. The operator will also 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.
- Ability to lift up to 35 - 40 pounds.
- Produce quality work at a consistent pace, standing on feet for 8 hour shift.
Nice To Haves
- college or trade schooling preferred
Responsibilities
- Setting quality standards, ensuring standards are met, training and communicating policies and procedures, auditing and analyzing processes, measuring production, reporting 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.
- Painting adhesive primer to post of parts efficiently avoiding spills and transfer of primer on other area besides the post of part.
- Maintains safe/clean work environment by following cleanliness and safety standards, complying with regulations.
Benefits
- Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- 69.33 hours of PTO (up to 3 weeks with tenure) with seven paid holidays
- 401k with up to 4% employer match
- Additional paid parental leave beyond state/federal offerings
- Quarterly catered lunch events for all employees
- RAM Mounts product discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
