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Machine Operator

UPG Company LLC
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/31/2025 CLOSED ON 2/12/2025

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Machine Operator – Job Description 

 

Position

Machine Operator 

 

 

FLSA Status

Hourly

 

 

Reporting Relationship

Reports to the Production Supervisor  

 

 

 

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

 

 

Summary / Objective

Operates injection molding machine and/or assembles plastic products, partially or completely working at a workstation by performing the following duties:

 

 

 Essential Functions 

  • Follows company safety policies and utilizes proper safety procedures.
  • Reads and follows all work instructions posted at the work station
  • Ensures that all aspects of the Quality Policy and Objectives are understood and enacted
  • Removes plastic parts from conveyor
  • Visually inspect all parts for surface defects and blemishes following prescribed quality standards
  • De-gate, trim, fixture and assemble parts according to operator instruction sheet and verbal directives, using equipment such as clippers, knives, hot cutters, pneumatic cutters, and tape machine.
  • Position parts according to knowledge of unit being assembled
  • Fasten parts together with screws, clips, rivets, or other fasteners
  • Remove excess flash of plastic with proper tools
  • Operates machine to assist in assembly operation, which may include heat stakers, sonic welders, and hot stampers
  • Wears required personal protective equipment
  • Maintains a clean and organized work area
  • Ensures proper packaging of product for shipment
  • Conducts rework of parts as required
  • Attends scheduled training classes

Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

 

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no direct reports.

 

 

Educational Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

 

 

Experience Requirements

3 months or more of related experience and/or training.

 

 

Language Skills

 

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English is required. Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to customers and other employees of the organization.

 

 

Reasoning Skills 

 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

 

 

 

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

 

 

 

Physical Requirements

Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. 

 

 

Training Requirements

Hazardous Material Training; OSHA Workplace Training

 

 

Visual Acuity 

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and or operation or machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distance close to the eyes.

 

 

Work Conditions

The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change.

 

 

 

Other Duties 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. 

 

 

EEO Statement

 

UPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire based on need, job requirements, and individual qualifications, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations we operate.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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