Mechanical Machine Mold Setter

What Will You Enjoy Doing

Assists and supports person responsible for Mold Changes in making sure that machines and components, molds and accessories are changed safely and efficiently utilizing prior production data.

Main Responsibilities

• Supports Mold Change Setter II in performing Mold Changes
  • Replaces heads and molds in Blow Molding equipment
  • Ensures Mold Changes are complete in defined timeframes
• Assists Mold Change Setter II to perform start-up and process in molds that have been used for established products to meet QA approval
• Maintains good and continuous communication with Supervisor, Maintenance and Mold Change Supervisor and Mold Change Setter II
• Working together in a Team
  • Ensures team works together as efficiently as possible
• Maintains good housekeeping within department

Performance Measurements

• Time to complete mold changes
• Reports (accurate and complete)
• Quality of processed bottles

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Good knowledge of Blow Molding process preferred

Qualifications/Skills

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Able to operate Forklifts

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is regularly required to climb or balance when using correct stands on machine ladders
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.

Safety Requirements

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).