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Airlite Plastics is a premier, privately held, family-owned manufacturer headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Our family style and personal culture is what makes Airlite an amazing place to grow and build a successful career. Airlite's company values of unquestionable integrity and respect and appreciation for each other are at the core of our success! These values set a strong foundation to build on where we can 'wow' our customers with innovative products and sustainable solutions, and continuously improve our processes and efficiencies.

Our product lines include rigid plastic containers and lids for food packaging and cosmetics, dry powder scoops, plastic drink cups, shipping containers, industrial strength insulated concrete forms (ICF) and sustainable permeable paving systems. As pioneers in our industry, focused on sustainable solutions, we strive to provide our customers with top-notch service and quality, which aligns with our award-winning products.

How would you contribute?

This role is a contributing member of Airlite Plastics team, located in Omaha, NE. As a Mold Specialist you are a key to continued growth and success of Airlite. This role is responsible for Setting up and operates high-speed injection molding machines by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties:

• Is certified to run all molding-related equipment on one half (North or South) of the Traditional building.
• Performs a daily "Beginning of Shift" audit of assigned area with outgoing Molding Specialist.
• Performs machine start-up's and shut down's to required procedures.
• Removes contamination from tip areas of molds to required procedures. Removes and replaces tips to required procedures.
• Provides product acceptability information to packers after completion of machine adjustments and/or color changes.
• Reviews production schedule, makes color and material changes during the shift in order to prevent overruns.
• Reviews with area supervisor and/or quality assurance technicians the floor inspection and diameter size check reports and follows up on items needing technical corrections.
• Performs quality inspections and documents product quality and color shades to assure product is within specifications.
• Communicates with quality auditors and/or Lead Molding Specialist regarding questionable product and makes timely adjustments.
• Monitors cycle times to required procedures.
• Responsible for quality, scrap and machine efficiency in assigned area.
• Maintains safety and housekeeping expectations, reports potential machine or work hazards, responds immediately to emergency machine problems, and insures the safety of co-workers within designated work area.
• Communicates with other shifts about machine problems, quality problems, and changes in molding process and handling.
• Assists in training and development of others.
• Must have ability to perform duties in either Traditional or IML
• Responsible for reporting food safety problems to management.
• Meets safety, housekeeping and attendance expectations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Do you have what it takes? Airlite Plastics is a versatile employer; complacency is not one of our strengths! We work hard each day to ensure that equipment efficiency and customer satisfaction never leave our line of sight. Successful candidates for the role will possess the following:

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school;
• Or one year to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.
• Ability to write routine reports in English. Ability to speak effectively with company employees and supervisors in English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Basic computer skills
• Upholds and supports organizational goals and values.
• Take the initiative to ask for and offer help when needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Physical Demands Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop and kneel. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is seasonally and moderately exposed to humid conditions and heat. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, the risk of electrical shock and exposure to extreme molten plastic temperature. The employee is frequently exposed to height of 8-10 feet and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

Our Core Values Drive Us!

• Do you conduct yourself withunquestionable integrity?
• Do you demonstraterespect and appreciationfor those around you?
• Are youinnovativeand strive to challenge the status quo?
• Do you strive for continuous improvement and to deliver the"wow"factor?
• Do you care aboutenvironmentally sustainablesolutions?
• Do you takemeaning and pridein a job well done?

What's in it for you? As a Full-Time employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short term disability
• Generous 401k match
• Generous Time Off
• Annual company activities