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Machine operator - plastics processing

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Français
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Plastic parts divisions of companies
  • Plastic products manufacturers
  • Plastics manufacturing
  • Plastics processing industry
  • Aluminum rolling, casting and extruding plant

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
  • Set up and operate calender machines to transform plastic bales or slabs into continuous sheets or films of specified thickness
  • Adjust calender rollers for production line change
  • Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die
  • Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change
  • Set up and operate one or more moulding machines to mould plastic products
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • Set up, operate and tend machinery used for mixing, calendering, extruding, moulding and curing rubber materials or rubber products

Supervision

  • Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Type of materials

  • Plastic

Type of product

  • Plastic or rubber products

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Evening

Experience

  • 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Shift

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Wellness program

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)