Rubber Machine Operator - $16, $16.50, $16.75

8410 Dallas Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA, Seattle WA

Description

Founded in 1995, National Products, Inc. began supplying the world with our industry leading RAM Mounting Systems. Relied on by the world’s most rugged industries, we serve motorcycle riders, kayak fishermen, police and fire, farmers, miners, pilots, extreme sports enthusiasts and many others with mounting solutions for high vibration environments. We manufacture mounts for action cameras, tablets, smartphones, laptops, and many different displays across nearly every mobile market. Made in the USA, we are proud to offer a lifetime warranty on most products. The Rubber Machine Operator produces molded products or parts from pre-mixed standard rubber compounds. The Machine Operator observes continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary. Other key tasks include measuring and visually inspecting products for surface and dimension defects in order to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments; positioning and securing work pieces on machines, and start feeding mechanisms; and turning valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times. The Machine Operator removes finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses and other equipment; trims excess material from parts, using knives, and grind scrap plastic into powder for reuse; and cools products after processing to prevent distortion. Responsibilities include but are not limited to setting quality standards, ensuring standards are met, training and communicating policies and procedures, auditing and analyzing processes, measuring production, reporting results. Develops and maintains strong working relationships by working closely with employees, supervisors and other departments. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Operates machinery efficiently and effectively to make good parts. - Maintains safe/healthy work environment following standards, complying with regulations. Competencies - Leadership – Contributes to team and leads others by example. - Analytical – Synthesizes and analyzes complex or diverse information; Collects, researches data. - Problem Solving – Identifies/resolves problems in timely manner; Promotes improvement. - Interpersonal – Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; emotions under control. - Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively; listens, gets clarification; responds well. - Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits openness to others. - Written Communication – Writes/documents clearly; able to read/interpret data. - Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve/promote quality and safety - Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time. - Innovation - Develops innovative approaches and ideas; meets challenges with resourcefulness. - Professionalism – Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of status or position. Education/Experience High School diploma required; college or trade schooling preferred. Work Environment and Physical Demands Warehouse environment. Moderate noise level and temperature. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Day Shift is 7:00am - 3:30pm Mon - Fri and starts at $16.00 per hour Swing Shift is 3:00pm - 11:30pm Mon - Fri and starts at $16.50 per hour Night Shift is 11:00pm - 7:30am Mon - Fri and starts at $16.75 per hour Full time benefits include medical/dental/vision coverage, PTO, paid holidays after waiting period, life insurance, 401k with up to 4% match. NPI is an equal opportunity employer.