Plastics machine operator

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Français
  • Heures de travail: 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy

Tasks

  • Troubleshoot and make minor adjustments to equipment
  • Weigh resins, colorants and other chemicals according to formulae
  • Monitor and inspect quality of material produced
  • Place weighed materials in mixing machines
  • Operate mixing machine to blend plastic and other chemicals to a specific consistency and viscosity
  • Unload mixture into container or conveyor for further processing
  • Pack items for shipping and distribution
  • Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Forklift Operator Certification
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Medical exam

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Manual dexterity
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

  • 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Night shift premium
  • Pension plan
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
  • On-site recreation and activities
  • Other benefits
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program
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