MOLD SETTER FIBERGLASS--1st Shift

Job Details
Job Location:    AMP - BRYAN , OH
Position Type:    Full Time
Education Level:    High School
Salary Range:    $ $24.21 Hourly
Travel Percentage:    None
Job Shift:    1st Shift
Job Category:    Manufacturing

Description

POSITION TITLE:  Mold Setter Fiberglass

PAY GRADE:  Non-Exempt / Grade 7

BUSINESS UNIT:  Residential Business Unit DEPT: 16-FiberglassBOX Molding

REPORTS TO:  Supervisor-Production

Allied Moulded Products, Inc. (Allied) is the Contractor's Choice of nonmetallic electrical boxes and enclosures in today's residential, commercial, and industrial markets. Leveraging more than half-a-century of experience, Allied has grown to become the benchmark of quality within the electrical industry. Our unrelenting focus on people, service, delivery, value, innovation, and technology in everything we make and do, has made us who we are today. Our values that guide our work are leadership, honesty, communication, teamwork, and a positive attitude. We like to have fun at work and focus on challenges as new opportunities to develop unique solutions. Allied is a family-owned and operated business that was established in 1958 in the city of Bryan, Ohio.

PURPOSE:  An effective Mold Setter holds safety as a value. Demonstrates safe work practices in all they do and has no hesitation notifying anyone of an unsafe situation. Can work as a cohesive team and has the skill to identify problems and recommend improvements to provide quality, on-time products to our customers. A mold setter will remove and install molds and prepare machines for production.

1.0 DUTIES / RESPONSBILITIES: 

1. Follow all company safety guidelines, practices, and procedures. This includes the proper use of personal protective equipment when required.
2. Performs prescribed work in a safe and efficient manner and complies with applicable codes and practices.
3. Install molds, including wiring the heat zones to ensure proper working order.
4. Ensure timely completion of mold changes (SMED-Single-Minute Exchange of Dies)
5. Place current set-up sheets and heat layouts on the cooling racks.
6. Clean molds to ensure all vents are free from debris daily.
7. Start up the press and run 10 consecutive cycles of acceptable product and write deviations, if needed, and turn into supervisor.
8. Perform preventative maintenance of molds, checking heaters, thermal couplers, and installing new ones if needed.
9. Follow press schedule and make sure molds are in house and ready to be installed.
10.  Provide input into new mold design.
11. Sample new molds and make recommendations for changes needed.
12.  Train, mentor, and lead by example to build constructive relationships by taking the initiative to make things better and perform other related duties when needed.
13. Follow company policies and procedures.
14. Always maintain cleanliness of equipment and workstation areas.
15. Targeted reduction in waste of all forms (time, materials, labor).
16. Communicate effectively with supervisors, group leads and business unit managers.
17. Creating and continually improving upon a culture of teamwork, accountability, and trust by modeling expectations and providing positive feedback to drive desired behaviors.
18. Responsible for maintaining regular and reliable attendance and punctuality per company policies and procedures.
19. Performing other duties, as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS / ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.
• Must be able to work well with others and in a team atmosphere.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be flexible with work schedules and work overtime as required.
• Must demonstrate a willingness to learn and be an active participant in training.
• Ability to be multi-observant and prioritize issues.
• Must possess good critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Forklift certification required.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum two years' successful experience in a field requiring communication and interaction with employees.
• Prefer five years of experience with injection molding.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Capable of growing in knowledge and demonstrating competency in your job.

MENTAL / VISUAL REQUIREMENT:

• Part time normal and part time concentrated attention and coordination required to set up and adjust machines properly.
• Ability to communicate with employees and supervisor.
• Ability to read and understand machines manuals to determine proper set up and preventative maintenance.
• Excellent organizational skills with a high degree of accuracy.
• Initiative-taking with ability to multitask in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Ability to generate reporting documents and participate in team meetings.
• Good general ability with use of computer touch screens and written documents.
• Basic math skills, ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The associate is frequently required to:

• Stand, walk, stoop, kneel, climb, use hands to feel or handle objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach and lift with hands and arms; talk, see and hear.
• Ability to work in a production area, must be able to work in a tight, close environment when needed.
• Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Required to perform repetitive tasks.
• The associate may need to be available for extended shift hours if needed and assist in emergency situations.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice, based on operational needs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an associate will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate frequently works near moving parts. The associate may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Due to the open environment of the building, must be able to work in various temperatures. Involves moderate or occasional presence of unfavorable conditions, i.e., cold, dust, heat, noise, odor, chemicals, etc. Safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, heat protective sleeves, and safety shoes may be required in the area that you are working in based on our safety PPE standards.

Allied Moulded Products is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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