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- Where
- Lagos, Nigeria
- How to apply
- Directly to the employer by email. The address is in the listing below.
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Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and technical Injection Machine Operator to manage our plastic molding machine operations, quality control, and routine maintenance tasks.
Responsibilities
Machine Setup & Operations:
Parameter Adjustment: Set up moulds, calibrate, and operate plastic injection molding machines according to product specifications and production targets.
Process Monitoring: Continuously monitor machine temperature, pressure, dosage, and cycle times to ensure continuous, defect-free production.
Material Loading and Management: Load plastic resins and colorants/masterbatches into hoppers, ensuring correct material ratios and pre-drying parameters, and reuse and regrind material as required with a grinding machine.
Quality Control & Documentation:
Product Inspection: Conduct visual and dimensional checks on finished plastic products to identify defects (e.g., flash, short shots, warping, or sink marks).
Defect Logging: Maintain physical and digital shift logs tracking production volumes, cycle times, reject counts, and downtime causes.
Standards Compliance: Ensure all output meets company quality benchmarks and customer safety standards.
Equipment Maintenance & Workplace Safety:
Routine Servicing: Perform daily cleaning, mold lubrication, and basic preventive maintenance on machines and auxiliary tools.
Troubleshooting: Identify minor mechanical or operational glitches promptly and coordinate with technicians to minimize downtime.
Safety Protocols: Maintain a clean, organized workstation adhering to 5S safety guidelines and internal factory policies.
Requirements
Education: Minimum OND, NABTEB, Trade Test, or SSCE in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Experience: At least 2+ years of hands-on experience operating injection molding machines, preferably within a plastics or polymer manufacturing environment.
Technical Skills: Sound knowledge of injection molding processes, mold mounting, machine controls, and plastic resin properties.
Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, physical stamina, and the ability to work responsibly within a close-knit production team with total discretion.
Minimum qualifications
OND , Secondary School (SSCE) , Vocational
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs to: jgodwin@janchine.com.ng using the job title as the subject of the email.
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