Description
A company that has been in the plastic molding and machining business for over 40 years, wants to hire an Operator/Programmer to operate and program two Swiss type sliding head screw turning centers. These turning centers manufacture very small precise plastic screws and fasteners. In addition to being able to operate these machines, the company wants someone who can program them using G-code.

In addition an hourly rate in the $20 to $40 range, the company offers very competitive dental and medical benefits, with a small employee contribution, a 401(k) and relocation assistance.

Requirements
Must have experience operating and programming Swiss type screw machines using G-code.

Manufacturing plastic screws and closures would be a real plus but experience operating and programming metal turning centers is acceptable.

Description:
A large and well established custom injection molding company wants to hire two plastic resin Material Handlers. The Material Handlers are responsible for:
•Maintaining proper material levels at all equipment including colorants and blow agents.
•Maintaining material aisle, color racks and inserts (space permitting).
•Give breaks, sweep (mop) floors and clean machines.
•Helping set-up person with color changes, clean grinders, material hoppers etc.

In addition to a hourly rate between $10.00 and $13.00, the company offer competitive medical benefits.

Requirements:
•This position requires the ability to lift, climb and move product.
•Must be able to lift up to 57#.
•Must have good judgment, be able ask questions.
•Read/write English, communicate with others.

Description
A leading manufacturer of Rotational Molded Chemical and Water Tanks is searching for a Plant Manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day activities maximizing profitability and manufacturing efficiency of the company’s product lines.

These goals will be achieved through successful implementation of the following tactics: working with sales, engineering, production manager and overseeing the routine maintenance machinery and tooling.

Responsibilities Include:
•Maximizing production and product quality
•Managing raw material supply levels
•Completion of administrative tasks including, but not limited to, report generation, new product information forms, product improvement reports
•Performs other duties as assigned.
•Staffing

In addition to an annual salary in the $80,000 to $120,000 range and the opportunity to run your own facility the company offers a Medical Benefits, a 401(k), bonus potential and relocation assistance.

Requirements
Must have experience leading the manufacture of rotational molded products using open flame machines. Should also be familiar with all phases of rotational molding including: post production finishing, oven curing and pulverization.

Description
A company manufacturing plastic bottled water, on the Hawaii O’AHU Island, is looking for two Maintenance Technicians to troubleshoot and repair injection blow molding and bottle water filling equipment. The Maintenance Technicians are also responsible for performing preventive maintenance and changeovers on facility machinery. Essential job functions require:
•Mechanical knowledge of machines and tools; including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
•Maintenance of parts and materials records used for repairs and maintenance assignments.
•Requesting requisition of new parts and materials as necessary.
•Analyzing test results, machine error messages, and information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems and fix the machines adequately.
•Cleaning, lubricating, and adjusting parts, equipment and machinery as needed.
•Disassembling machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
•Examining parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear.
•Repairing and replacing broken or malfunctioning components of machinery and equipment.
•Using voltmeters, watching gauges, dials or other indicators devices to diagnose malfunctions of operating machines and equipment.
•Reassembling equipment after completing inspections, testing or repairs.
•Operating newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
•Repairing and maintaining the operating condition of industrial production and processing machinery and equipment.
•Studying blueprints and manufacturers’ manuals to determine correct installation, repair and operation of machinery.
•A general knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, and procedures related to the water line.
•Possing knowledge of circuit boards, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and intimate knowledge of PLC programming and VFD programming and operation.
•Updating machinery preventive maintenance (frequency and tasks).
•Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
•Maintaining and securing work tools and areas.
•Following GMP, safety and operations Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

In addition to an hourly rate in the $22-$30 range, the employee medical benefits are paid by the company (family medical benefits require an employee contribution). The company has a matching 401(k) up to 3%, pays for uniforms and one pair of shoes each year.

The company located on the less expensive side of the island where there is a lot of development going on and apartments are available for a resonable rate.

Requirements
Must Have: At least five years experience as an industrial maintenance mechanic. Advanced skills required in the following areas: troubleshooting, filler / capper / labeling, Reverse Osmosis, Siemens PLC, high pressure air experience, 480V, 3 phase electrical repairs and electrical repairs, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

The Maintenance Technician should also have the basic computer skills and the ability to enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.

Some experience maintaining at least some of the following equipment would be a big plus:
•2 – Husky Hi Pet 12
•1 – Sipa 12 Blow machine
•1 – Sipa FFL6 Blow machine
•Sipa Berchi Water filling, labeling, packaging and palletizing line
•High pressure air compressors
•Chiller systems

Description
A major supplier of plastic resins; ABS, ASA, PC, SAN, PPS, PBT, PMMA, etc. is searching for a Plastic Resin Marketing Development Engineer to help customers determing the optimum resin to be used for their products and provide customer support.

Requirements

In addition to an annual salary in the $80,000 to $100,000, the company offers 100% paid PPO medical insurance, cell phone reimbursement, government allowance for car expenses, etc.
(Job Order: SS82011)

Description
A plastic resin supplier is searching for an Industrial Business Development Specialist reporting to the Sales and Marketing Manager. The position will focus on:
•New Industrial and Consumer OEM’s for North America.
•Targeting, to replace, die cast metal with thermoplastic polymers, penetrate applications requiring high performance transparent thermoplastics, and other rigid functional parts where plastic resin specialties can offer design and performance enhancements.
•Targeting market sub-segments including; medical, sanitary plumbing, filtration, furniture, pumps, construction, hardware, lawn & garden and general industrial.
•Establishing Business Development Projects as the basis for the growth of the industrial and Consumer Segment.

In addition to an annual salary in the $90,000 to $100,000 range, the company very competitive medical benefits, effective on the date of hire, the company offers a 401(k), a bonus, relocation assistance, etc.

Requirements
1. B.S. in Marketing, Mechanical, Chemical, or Plastics Engineering, An MBA would be a plus.
2. Prior sales and/or marketing experience a must
3. Strong communication skills
4. Computer literate (Word, Excel, Internet, etc.)
5. Experience / understanding of NAFTA industrial and/or consumer markets desired
6. Market Development experience with engineering thermoplastics desired.
7. Ability to travel at least 50% of the time.

Description
A large and well established custom injection molding company wants to hire a Tooling Engineer to provide customer plastic injection mold design engineering and development. The Tooling Engineer will be responsible to:
•›Provide customer engineering and design support during developmental project phase in concert with the needs and expectations of in-house Tooling, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance to fulfill customer specifications and requirements.
•Obtain competitive quotes from approved supplier list, based on the obtained quotations for tooling fixtures, raw materials, packaging materials and any outside resources prepare customer quotation for tooling and part cost.
•Prepare and conduct all kick off meetings with the customer and selected company personnel.
•Assign Mold number with a part number as per corporate procedures and enter initial structures and routings into the computer data system.
•Record and distribute project progress reports to all involved departments with each project listed in document control procedure.
•Ensure all CAD/Pro-E or part prints used for new or existing products are logged in as received from customers in accordance with corporate document procedure.
•Distribute Part prints to all departments and work with Quality Control to establish sample submission guidelines and procedures.
•Initiate all Proposals for tooling modifications and sample requests to manufacturing or outside resource.
•Report any tooling issues that will effect lead times or cost to corporate management and customer after each sample run.
•Ensure that all open issues are closed by each assigned date.
•Work with Quality Control manager to gain all customers approvals on part dimensions, color, texture, and any post molded operations.
•Obtain final approved part print from customer and update all structures and routings based on approval and assigns new revision number based on corporate document control procedure.
•Obtain final tooling print from tooling manufacturer with correct revision level.

In addition to an annual salary in the $50,000 to $60,000 range and a modern facility, the company offers competitive medical benefits but no relocation assistance at this time.

Requirements
Must speak fluent English and have demonstrable good verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to interpret corporate work instructions.
Must have advanced math and computer skills, including 3D Cad Design.
Must have at least a High School diploma or GED. A four year technical college degree is preferred.
Must have a minimum of 5 years of Tool design experience.

A manufacturer of PVC extruded vinyl siding is searching for an Operations Manager who will be responsible for the Facility; Production Supervisors, Maintenance, Shipping, and Quality Assurance departments. The Operation Manager reports to the Plant Manager and oversees, directs, and coordinates all operations in production, maintenance, shipping, quality assurance, and blending. Duties and responsibilities include:
1) Performing the primary thinking encompassed by this job description.
2) Complying with and enforcing all Company policies and procedures.
3) Coordinating implementation and execution of all health, safety, and environmental programs to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and company policies.
4) Conferring with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, develop budget and cost controls, and to obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered.
5) Planning and directing production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
6) Coordinating production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
7) Reviewing and analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems.
Developing and implementing operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
9) Revising production schedules and priorities as result of equipment failure or operating problems.
10)Consulting with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products.
11)Overseeing and coordinating recruitment and new hire process to maintained required staffing and maintains employee training programs.

In addition to an annual salary in the $80,000 to $100,000 the company offers medical benefits (an employee contribution is required), a 401(k) with matching, and a quarterly bonus potential of up to 5% of salary.

Requirements
Must have several years of experience supervising and/or managing a plastic PVC extrusion manufacturing operation and:
•A bachelor degree or equivalent and demonstrable experience.
•Working knowledge of statistical process control and lean manufacturing methods.
•Excellent problem solving abilities, and effective management skills.
•Effectively communicate in a written and verbal manner.

A well established custom plastic injection molding company wants to hire an Injection Molding Production Supervisor to lead the injection molding operation. Must have strong injection molding process capabilities and experience with large ton molding presses.

In addition to an annual salary in the $50,000 to $65,000 range, the company offers health care benefits (an employee contribution is required), a 401(k), relocation assistance, and a bonus potential.

Supervisor Position Requirements
1. Assign Operators and Temporaries to the job tasks for the shift.
2. The Supervisor is responsible for setting up each job and getting them running well enough to meet quality standards before assigning it to an Operator to finish running the job.
3. The Supervisor must check the machine parameters, clamp, temperature, pressures and make the necessary adjustments to the process to assure quality requirements are being met.
3. The Supervisor must check the materials being mixed to insure they are using the correct material, mixture of additives, and coloring for each job.
4. The Supervisor must fill out and turn in, to be filed, the check-off sheet for the parameters, oil, temperatures, etc.
5. Check for quality production by the operators and the packaging of the qualified product by the inspectors, on an hourly basis throughout the shift.
6. Check the machines for high/low speeds (running time) no less than two times per shift. Document checks on the Machine process log.
7. Supervisors are responsible for tagging the molds after a run if repairs are necessary prepare a work order.

Description
A well established manufacturer of architectural lighting is searching for a Progressive Die Repair Technician to maintain and repair progressive metal stamping dies. The Progressive Die Repair Technician will be responsible for the:

1. Preparation and maintenance of metal stamping dies (sharpen, polish and grind).

2. Set up progressive stamping dies.

3. Troubleshooting progressive stamping dies and resolve problems.

In addition to an annual salary in the $16 to $24 range and a modern working environment, the company offers competitive health care benefits but no relo because they want to hire someone locally.

Requirements

1. Minimum of two years of progressive die repair/maintenance experience.

2. Metal grinding knowledge

3. Ability to read and interpret Blueprints.