Rubber Machine Operator - Day Shift

National Products

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 29,000 - 36,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision,

Life Insurance

Paid PTO (3 weeks)

401k with employer match

Paid parental leave

Quarterly catered lunch events

RAM Mounts product discounts

Job summary

National Products is hiring a Rubber Machine Operator in Seattle, WA. You will operate rubber injection equipment and support processes to produce molded parts that meet strict specifications, inspect dimensions, and adjust parameters for quality control.

The role requires a high school diploma (trade schooling preferred) and readiness to work day shifts in a warehouse environment with physical duties and safety compliance. Benefits and stability provided.

Qualifications

High school diploma required; college or trade schooling preferred.
Manufacturing or factory experience encouraged.
Willingness to learn and follow safety procedures.

Responsibilities

Setting quality standards and auditing processes; communicate policies and procedures.
Develops and maintains strong working relationships with colleagues and departments.
Primarily operates rubber injection machine with attention to specs and safety.
Operates pinning press to insert pins; paints primer on posts; maintains clean work area.
Performs routine maintenance and monitors equipment to prevent defects.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical

Problem Solving

Interpersonal

Oral Communication

Team Work

Written Communication

Quality Management

Attendance/Punctuality

Innovation

Professionalism

Education

High School Diploma

Trade schooling/college preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job DetailsJob Location: SEA - Seattle, WA 98108Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $21.30 - $26.00 HourlyJob Shift: DayFounded in 1995, National Products 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, farmers, pilots, extreme sports enthusiasts and others with mounting solutions for high vibration environments. We manufacture mounts for action cameras, tablets, phones, and other displays across nearly every mobile market. Made in the USA, we are proud to offer a lifetime warranty on most products.

Job Description

The Rubber Machine Operator produces molded products or parts from pre-mixed standard rubber or plastic 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

Primarily operates a rubber injection machine
Operates pinning press in an efficient manner to press stainless steel pins into post of part.
Painting adhesive primer to post of parts efficiently avoiding spills and transfer of primer on other area besides the post of part.
Maintains safe/clean work environment by following cleanliness and safety standards, complying with regulations.

Qualifications

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 process improvement.
Interpersonal Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; emotions under control.
Oral Communication Speaks clearly and persuasively; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; reports research results.
Team Work Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' values; gives/welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team.
Written Communication Writes/documents clearly and informatively; presents numerical data effectively; able to read/interpret data.
Quality Management Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and safety; able to manage processes; familiar with manufacturing methods and procedures.
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