General Labour / Extruder Operator - Plastics

Cambridge, ON

We are a Canadian Owned family business operating in plastics recycling and the city of Cambridge since the 1990's. We are ISO 9001:2015 Registered and are looking for Plastics Granulator Operators for the midnight shift (11:30pm-8am). This position is currently a temporary full-time position with full time hours that could lead to permanent.

MAIN DUTIES:

Operators perform some or all of the following duties:

• Setup and operate machines which process plastic compounds.
• Troubleshoot, maintain and make minor repairs to equipment.
• Monitor quality of material produced.
• Maintain inventory of material, and clean working area.
• Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment.
• Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing an unpacking.
• Operate devices to load and unload materials onto and off trucks and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments.
• Operate industrial trucks to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials in warehouse area.
• May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.
• Complete the expected amount of production.
• Always work in a safe, responsible manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Ability to do physical work at a steady pace.
• Ability to operate, set up, monitor and maintain machines.
• Ability to recognize characteristics of different material and adjust work accordingly.
• Ability to complete production reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• No specific educational level required.
• Some experience in a physically demanding atmosphere preferred.
• Standard company training required.
• Forklift competency must be achieved through training and testing.

Ability to speak, read and write English fluently a must, Industrial experience and forklift license and/or experience preferred. Candidates must be comfortable working in an industrial setting, in team as well as individual environments.

Since this position is part of a team, the individual is expected to:

• Communicate effectively with all others in the workplace.
• Accept performance critiques with professionalism.
• Accept duties assigned that are outside of the normal realm of responsibility.

BENEFITS (after 6 months):

• Dental care
• Health care
• RRSP (with 2% company match)
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

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