Injection Operator

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Injection Operator to join our team at Niagara Bottling. As an Injection Operator, you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of our manufacturing processes, particularly in the areas of PET and HDPE injection equipment.

• Prepare, set up, start, and run injection equipment, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.
• Perform minor adjustments to injection equipment as directed, adhering to safety protocols and guidelines.
• Accurately complete and update information forms and logs, including injection preform and cap daily logs, destruction logs, and quality forms.
• Recognize and report unsafe conditions and actions, adhering to plant safety rules, including safe lifting practices and safe machine operations.
• Perform visual and mechanical quality checks to ensure production meets quality standards.
• Maintain general housekeeping in all areas of production, including break rooms and rest rooms.
• Identify and define the difference between Vpet, Rpet, and HDPE resins, and be able to identify parts safe for grinding and reintroduction to the resin system.
• Maintain quality requirements in accordance with company standards, accurately filling out inspection sheets based on overall production quality.
• Recognize and report all quality defects immediately.
• Work in multiple areas of production with minimal supervision, perform relief duties when required, and troubleshoot minor production equipment issues.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team as necessary to resolve equipment issues.
• Understand computer systems, including Shotscope, Electric80, Ignition, and others.
• Comprehend line flow and manufacturing process to maximize throughput.
• Communicate issues clearly and concisely.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a position similar to this role.
• Experience operating multiple manufacturing machines.
• Preferred qualifications include 4 years of experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment, 4 years of experience working in a position similar to this role, and 2 years of experience managing people/projects.

This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner: Makes safety the number one priority, keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately, effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals, shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly, prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively, responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers.
• InnovACT: Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products, demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances, increases performance through greater efficiency.
• Find a Way: Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts, understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions, seeks solutions rather than placing blame.
• Empowered to be Great: Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities, communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across, communicates effectively to manage expectations.

Minimum required: High School Diploma or GED. Preferred: Associate's Degree.