Mold Machine Operator (3rd Shift) - Chicago, IL

S&C Electric Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Mold Machine Operator, where you will play a vital role in molding epoxy parts that support critical infrastructure. This position offers a dynamic production environment with opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career. You'll be responsible for setting up machines, cleaning molds, and ensuring quality through inspection and secondary operations. With competitive pay and a culture that values collaboration and respect, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to energy solutions while growing professionally.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills and ability to interpret technical drawings are essential.
• Proficiency with hand-held and air-impact tools is required.

Responsibilities

• Clean molds and set up molding machines for production.
• Monitor molding machine progress and perform secondary operations.

Skills

Basic math skills

Ability to interpret drawings and specifications

Proficiency with hand-held and air-impact tools

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Material handling equipment

Job description

At S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned company, we help keep the lights on for people and businesses worldwide. Our manufacturing roles build the equipment that protects the critical infrastructure of the power grid, and each of our team members lends their unique skills to this crucial mission. We empower our people by providing pathways to a long-term career and support them in their professional growth by fostering a culture founded on respect, strengthened by collaboration, and measured by shared successes. The manufacturing industry offers opportunities to learn new skills, expand your expertise, and build a long-term career.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Available Shifts

• 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM (Sunday - Thursday)
• Mandatory overtime as needed for each shift.

Compensation

We are committed to providing competitive and equitable pay, with transparency in our practices. The estimated hourly base pay for this position is $21.80. The role is also eligible for S&C's annual short-term incentive bonus, subject to eligibility criteria.

Position Overview: Mold Machine Operator

You will mold epoxy parts and may perform tasks such as sandblasting and painting. The role involves working in a production environment with continuous activity, meeting time constraints driven by machine cycles from 7 to 22 minutes. Tasks require eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and the use of hand and power tools, including knives, scrapers, engravers, and air-impact tools. Your role is crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team.

Key Responsibilities

• Cleaning molds for production.
• Setting up molding machines with rods, spacers, and inserts to produce epoxy insulators weighing 21 to 40 lbs, with lengths from 2 inches to 2 feet.
• Cycling the molding machine, monitoring progress, and performing secondary operations like deflashing, inspection, lubrication, and packaging.
• Transporting tubs of inserts and finished parts.
• Sandblasting and painting parts.
• Using material handling equipment, hand tools, power tools, and gauges to check dimensions.
• Participating in a medical surveillance program coordinated by S&C's health services.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
• Proficiency with hand-held and air-impact tools.

Experience

• Less than one year of relevant experience.

S&C Electric is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants are considered regardless of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or other protected classes. For accommodations, contact [e-mail].

No fixed deadline