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The position ensures production runs meet customer requirements, safety standards, and company performance goals.\nSummary of Job Duties\nFollow work order instructions and production schedules.\nProperly clean and prepare blow mold machines for new product runs, including loading programming and verifying settings when machine or tooling adjustments are conducted.\nCalibrate programmer and “zero out” the machine to ensure accurate machine performance and measurements.\nDuring the set-up process, will change or reset the mold.\nIdentify raw material requirements and coordinate with appropriate departments to load material.\nCheck material levels (color, regrind, and resin) throughout the shift, at each machine, against the work order; adjusting as needed.\nOperate a forklift to transport and maintain appropriate material levels for shift production runs.\nTroubleshoot production issues using root cause analysis and make necessary advanced machine and tooling adjustments to maintain production while meeting quality specifications.\nMonitor and maintain cycle times, product weight, and regrind percentages.\nClear grinders, fill heads, and perform shift-change checks.\nWork Environment\nThis job will be performed in production and warehouse buildings, requiring exposure to varying weather conditions and operating in a manufacturing environment that is non-climate controlled. Moderate to loud noise levels that require associates to wear hearing protection. This position may require work above or below ground level and in confined spaces. This position will routinely work on and around industrial equipment and systems including, blow molding machinery, CNC machinery, motors, motor control centers, emergency generators, water coolers, air compressors, grinders, hand tools, hydraulics, and pneumatics.\nPhysical Demands\nStanding, walking, bending, stooping, grip/grasping, twisting, reaching above the head, climbing stairs and ladders, lifting and carrying up to 80 lbs. Ability to use tools and other industrial equipment. 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