Hourly Pay:$18.00/hr. w/ Overtime after 40 hours.Shift(s):1st Shift: Mon - Fri - 8:00 am - 4:30 pmLocation:Eastford, CT, 06242

Summary

You will be responsible for operating and maintaining machines that extrude plastic pellets via an underwater pelletizing system.

Requirements

• Set up, start, and operate plastic extruder equipment.
• Observe the production of plastic pellets and makes necessary adjustments to equipment to maintain proper production rate and quality objectives.
• Set up, start, and operate miscellaneous machinery input for extrusion processes.
• Follow manufacturing standard, quality procedures, and working instruction.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Perform daily preventative maintenance measures to keep the machines in top operating condition.
• Diagnose problems with machines and report them to the maintenance team to resolve.

• Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
• Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time
• The employee is frequently required to sit, talk hear, walk and use hands to handle, feel and reach.
• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on location.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include, close vision, distance vision and color vision.
• Must have a good sense of balance & good eye-hand-foot coordination

• Competitive Pay
• Holiday Pay
• Referral Bonuses
• Long-Term Career Advancement
• Great Team Environment
• PTO
• Full-time employees eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment