Mix and Cast Technician

About the role

This role involves the mixing and casting of materials to create syntactic foam materials under the direction of the Production Manager. The role will report to the Attleboro location until the expected move to the Stoughton location in September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Mixing & Casting
• Understands safety and procedural issues for mixing process
• Reads and understands the production process instruction sheet and identifies all relevant equipment
• Reads and understands batch card and identifies all chemical components
• Ensures material availability for upcoming production
• Ensures equipment availability for upcoming mixes (mixers and ovens)
• Identifies and inspects molds for casting (preparation, release and maintenance)
• Measures and mixes HYTAC and ESS batch needs
• Covers material for pre-heating of chemicals
• Weighs out ingredients, pours premixed materials into bowl and transfers balloons into bowl
• Records batch/lot card and process information on the batch card
• Performs mixing and vacuum pressure process following established procedures
• Transfers finished mixture into transfer tanks and/or molds
• Transfers mix from transfer tanks into molds
• Optimizes positioning of filled molds in ovens and selects/executes proper cure cycle
• Cleans and maintains mix and weighing equipment
• Marks batch details and monitors cure of parts through cycle
• Prepares mixer and mold PM schedules
• Participates in inventory assessment of raw materials and data collection
• Evaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies
• Participates in Safety Training
• Adheres to Business Management System requirements
• Mold Prep, Fill and Demold
• Understands safety and procedural issues for mold prep and demolding process
• Reads and understands the batch cards along with mix and oven schedules to identify which molds will require demolding and preparation on a daily basis
• Identifies and schedules the trimming requirements of block, sheet and rod products
• Identifies proper mold releases and cleaners
• Hytac coordinates demolding of product and transfer to inspection
• Prepares molds to eliminate sticking and cracking
• Schedules and performs mold rework when necessary
• Aids in injection of mix into molds when required
• Block
• Coordinates and/or assists in demolding of blocks and trimming after gelation including transfer of demolded blocks to secondary cure
• Identifies and prepares block molds required for daily use ensuring quality of finished product by properly preparing molds to eliminate sticking and cracking
• Aids in injection/transfer of mix into molds when required
• MacroCore/MacroFoam
• Coordinates and/or assists in demolding of blocks and trimming after gelation including transfer of demolded blocks to secondary cure
• Identifies and prepares block molds required for daily use ensuring quality of finished product by properly preparing molds to eliminate sticking and cracking
• Prepares molds with macrospheres, seals molds and checks vacuum integrity
• Prepares injection hoses and fixtures for pour
• Aids in injection/transfer of mix into molds when required
• General Prepares
• Prepares preventative maintenance schedule and performs mold rework as necessary
• Evaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies
• Participates in Safety Training
• Adheres to Business Management System requirements

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 1-3 years of experience in manufacturing
• Basic math skills
• Ability to operate & enter data into standard Windows based computers
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills
• Analytical thinking/problem solving
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and be dependable, flexible and adaptable to meet changing or multiple deadlines
• Ability to take initiative to identify a problem, obstacle or opportunity and take action within the scope of the position, as authorized
• Ability to exercise judgment to solve operational problems where the answer is not apparent
• Mechanical aptitude
• Process understanding on issues relating to mixing ingredients to make products
• Ability to operate equipment (mixers, transfer tanks, ovens, saw, planer, lathe, milling, tumbler, dust collector, hand tools, forklift)
• Ability to read and understand QC inspection documentation
• Visual acuity to identify surface quality defects

Skills

• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds with occasional need to lift up to 100 pounds
• Regular exposure to noise, dust, high heat and chemicals
• Frequent reaching with hands and arms
• Constant standing and use of hands while performing essential functions of the job

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$23.00 per hour *Plus the Potential for Annual Bonus

Schedule

Monday through Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM