Plastics Mold Technician

As part of its mission Alphapointe provides preferential hiring to people with vision impairments (legally blind).

Alphapointe is a non-profit agency whose mission is to empower people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. Alphapointe offers a great working environment thats both challenging and satisfying as well as an array of benefits including medical dental vision and life insurance short and long term disability vacation and sick time paid holidays and flexible spending options as well as a generous 401(k).

Job Summary: Train in all job functions relating to the packers floor person and Mold Technician responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• To assist the Supervisor in startups and be able to run machines without any help.
• Be able to trouble shoot problems so they can inform supervisor or maintenance where problems are occurring.
• Be able to clean polish molds and core rods.
• When the supervisor is gone he/she should be able to take over their job duties without question.
• Have knowledge of all QC requirements on bottles and be able to perform all necessary tests on the bottles.

Additional Functions

• Be able to help train others on how printing the boxes should be done as well as bottle packaging and on how many boxes should be put on each pallet.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Experience preferred in plastic related field or a good mechanical background.
• Ability to troubleshoot and process issues that arise.
• Computer Knowledgeable

Working Conditions:

• Will have to go through all classes as required of Alphapointe employees and pass ninety-day trial period.
• Should also be able to lift push or pull up to one hundred pounds.
• Be able to pull preforms off core rods using a brass tool in a timely manner.
• Pay rate $19.00/hr - $24.00/hr

Alphapointe is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran