Production Operator 2nd shift

Watkins Wellness; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Plastics Shift 2 in the United States is seeking a Fabrication Operator to learn processes to fabricate and assemble parts from extruded product to customer specs using fixtures, hand tools, and power tools.

This full-time role on second shift (3pm-11pm, Monday-Friday) offers starting pay of $17.00 per hour, with duties including operating heating, forming, splicing, punching machines, assembling, cutting plastic tubing, inspecting, and preparing products for shipping.

Qualifications

• Hand-eye coordination is required.
• Basic math skills are required.
• Prior manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Ability to stand for long periods is required.

Responsibilities

• Operate various heating, forming, splicing, and punching machines
• Perform general assembly as needed
• Make limited adjustments to equipment, as authorized
• Form plastic tubing using heat panels and ovens
• Cut plastic tubing to size using automated cutters per quality specifications
• Inspect product (using gauges/fixtures) for quality and conformance to specifications
• Prepare product for shipping, including assembling boxes, packing, and labeling product
• Responsible for accurate production reporting
• Keep equipment and work area clean

Skills

Hand-eye coordination

Basic math skills

Prior manufacturing experience

Stand for long periods

Job description

Starting Pay

Starting Pay: $17.00/hour 2nd Shift 3pm-11pm Monday-Friday

Purpose and Scope

The Fabrication Operator is responsible for following the training parameters to become competent in fabricating and assembling parts from extruded product to the customer's specifications using fixtures, hand tools, and power tools.

Responsibilities

The Fabrication Operator responsibilities include, but are not limited to, learning the process to:

• Operate various heating, forming, splicing, and punching machines
• Perform general assembly as needed
• Make limited adjustments to equipment, as authorized
• Form plastic tubing using heat panels and ovens
• Cut plastic tubing to size using automated cutters per quality specifications
• Inspect product (using gauges/fixtures) for quality and conformance to specifications
• Prepare product for shipping, including assembling boxes, packing, and labeling product
• Responsible for accurate production reporting
• Keep equipment and work area clean

Required Qualifications

To qualify for the Fabrication Operator position, the candidate is required to have:

• Hand-eye coordination
• Basic math skills
• Prior manufacturing experience is preferred
• Ability to stand for up to long periods of time

Company

Company: Mercury Plastics Shift 2 (United States of America) Full time

Mercury Plastics (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

Mercury Plastics is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information. E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish

For more than 50 years, Mercury Plastics has been providing innovative thermoplastic solutions to a variety of markets including; appliance, automotive, construction, liquid dispensing, marine, medical, off-shore oil and plumbing. We are recognized as an industry leader in our ability to provide unique approaches to profile extrusion, injection overmolding and fabrication of thermoplastic parts. While the way that we approach these capabilities sets us apart from the competition, we are further distinguished in that we are one of only a few companies in North America that has a captive electron beam processing facility. Built in 1999, this facility houses a five mega-volt electron beam that allows us to cross-link a variety of polymers.