Blow Mold Operator

Position: Blow Mold Operator

Job Type: Full-Time / Shift Work

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled and safety-conscious Blow Mold Operator to join our fast-paced plastics manufacturing facility. In this role, you will be responsible for running, monitoring, and optimizing automated blow molding machinery and downstream packaging lines to produce high-quality containers and bottles that meet rigorous customer specifications.

If you bring a mechanical mindset, attention to detail, and experience in high-speed plastics production, this is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact on our production floor.

Key Responsibilities

• Machine Operation: Set up, start up, operate, and perform controlled shutdowns of high-speed blow molding machines and downstream equipment.
• Process Control: Monitor extruder temperatures, cycle times, clamp pressures, blow air settings, and parison programming to maintain optimal cycle efficiency.
• Quality Inspection: Perform regular dimensional and visual quality checks on finished containers, verifying wall thickness, part weight, neck finish, drop strength, and leak tightness.
• Defect Troubleshooting: Rapidly identify and rectify common molding defects, including flash, rocker bottoms, streaks, thin walls, and contamination.
• Resin Handling: Monitor blenders, vacuum loaders, and resin hoppers; ensure correct virgin/regrind ratios and color concentrate feeds.
• Maintenance & Tooling: Clear conveyor jams, assist with mold changeovers, clean tooling surfaces, and perform routine preventative maintenance.
• Documentation: Accurately log production counts, scrap rates, downtime causes, and quality audits on shift sheets or terminal inputs.
• Safety Adherence: Uphold strict safety guidelines, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding protocols, and required PPE.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 1+ years of experience operating blow molding, injection molding, or plastics extrusion equipment.
• Working knowledge of plastic resins (e.g., HDPE, PET, PP) and resin drying/conveying systems.
• Demonstrated ability to use precision measuring tools (calipers, drop gauges, scales).
• High mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs as needed.

salary: $20 - $22 per hour shift: Second work hours: 4:30 PM - 1 AM education: No Degree Required

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities – Blow Mold Operator

• Machine Operation: Set up, start up, run, and shut down automated blow molding machines (extrusion or stretch blow mold) and downstream automation.
• Process Parameter Control: Monitor and adjust extrusion temperatures, clamp pressures, cycle times, air pressure, and parison dimensions to maintain continuous production.
• Quality Assurance & Inspection: Conduct periodic visual and dimensional inspections of bottles and containers; check part weight, wall thickness distribution, neck finishes, drop impact, and leak resistance against technical specifications.
• Raw Material & Resin Management: Verify resin types (HDPE, PET, PP) and color concentrates; monitor material feed hoppers, blenders, and regrind ratios to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Defect Troubleshooting: Quickly identify and correct common molding flaws, including flash, rocker bottoms, parison sag, contamination, thin walls, and burn marks.
• Equipment Maintenance & Tooling Support: Perform basic preventative maintenance, clean molds and die tooling, clear jams from conveyers, and assist technicians with mold changes.
• Documentation & Reporting: Accurately record shift production output, scrap/regrind rates, machine downtime logs, and quality check sheets in ERP or plant management systems.
• Safety & Compliance: Strictly follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols, handle hot tooling safely, wear required PPE, and maintain an organized, clean workspace.

The essential functions of this role include:

• standing for 8 hours at one time

Skills

• Material Handling
• Molding
• Standing
• Monitoring
• Maintenance
• Time Management

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 1 year
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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