Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Set-up and operate: Red & Brown Rubber Mill, Extruder, Molding Press, and Oil Molding Press
- Reads and interprets blueprints, method sheets, process sheets, policies and procedures to manufacture a variety of rigid and flexible metal tubes.
- Measures angular dimensions, radii, contours, clearances, thread lead, wall thickness, and other specifications. Performs a variety of quality tests per procedures.
- Inspect products for surface defects and flaws
- Set-up and operate heated presses to mold and cure rubber
- Regulate molding temperature, volume, pressure, and time
- Installs dies and plates on machine according to work order specifications, using clamps, bolts, and hand-tools
- Moves mold to press
- Sprays inner surface of mold with lubricant to prevent rubber from sticking
- Positions preform rubber, half-shells, or cores in mold cavities or on lower die places upper die over rubber
- May insert metal parts in mold cavities to join with rubber during process
- Load and remove mold from press
- Tears flash ring from edge of workpieces.
- Removes rind from molds, using air hose and/or steel wool.
- Position and secure assembled mold and mold components
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Consistently, regularly and predictably at work and on time
- Other duties may be assigned as needed