Heavy Gasket Operator, Night shift

 At Hamilton Kent, we pride ourselves in being a company that is both a challenging and rewarding place to work. We specialize in the production and sales of rubber sealing products for infrastructure industry and are dedicated to the success of our customers and our employees.

Do not miss this opportunity to join an engaging team of people-centric professionals, leaders, problem solvers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!

Splicing is the production process utilizing heated moulds to join the ends of pre-cut rubber strips to form circular gaskets.

Location: 77 Carlingview Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5E6

Shift: Sunday to Thursday 11:00PM – 7:00AM 

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

·       Make sure working area is safe & clean before starting work

·       Make sure mould temperature has reached its setting

·       Check rubber strip for straight cut and clean ends

·       Load tape roll into tape machine and visually check quality

·       Load gasket into press

·       Insert splicing tape between the ends of gaskets

·       Close mould; auto timer will open once cure time is up

·       Take out gasket & remove flashing

·       Visually inspect gasket for cracks at splice, nibs, lumps, pinholes, and other defects

·       Pack finished gaskets into boxes

·       Verify the proper amount of gaskets are put into each box or crate

·       Document and record all required information

·       Perform other duties as required by supervision to meet production requirements.

·       Must be able to meet and maintain company quality and production requirements

·       Ensure that company policies and procedures are adhered to

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS

·       High school diploma is preferred

·       Read write and speak basic English

·       Must be able to use or can be trained on various types of measuring tools related to our gasket manufacturing process

COMPLEXITY & JUDGEMENT

·       Encounters quality issues & machine faults which need to be reported to the Shift Supervisor

CONTACTS

· Interacts on a daily basis with Shift Supervisor, Lead Hand and Q.A. Inspector

· Engage occasionally with the Production Manager, Operational Excellence Team, Health & Safety Manager, Plant Manager and other departments as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS

· Incumbent spends almost 100% of his/her time in the plant environment requiring varying degrees of light physical labor.  Lifting, pulling, pushing (less than 25 lbs.), standing, using steps and walking cover the majority of the work.  Personal safety is affected by exposure to heat, and sharp blades.

· Incumbent understands, respects and adheres to the workplace Health & Safety rules & regulations which are derived from the Occupational Health & Safety Act.

Hamilton Kent Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for Hamilton Kent jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at [email protected].