Manufacturing Equipment Operator & Setup Technician

Location: St. Louis, MO
Employment Type: Full-Time
Pay: $18.00–$22.00 per hour (DOE)
Shifts: 1st and 2nd shift opportunities

A day in the life

You arrive to a clean, organized production floor and take ownership of a line that might include injection molding, extrusion, or metal forming equipment. You verify the prior run, complete start-up checks, load materials, and dial in settings. Through the shift you watch gauges and control panels, keep parts flowing, swap tooling during changeovers, and solve small hiccups before they become downtime. You measure parts, record results, and keep safety at the center of every move.

What you’ll do

• Prepare, operate, and continuously monitor production machinery for safe, efficient output.
• Stage and load raw materials; offload finished components and package as required.
• Conduct routine checks, recognize abnormal conditions, and address minor issues promptly.
• Execute machine changeovers and make basic adjustments to meet job specs.
• Perform light preventative maintenance and first-level mechanical troubleshooting.
• Inspect parts using precision tools to confirm quality standards.
• Follow documented work instructions, production procedures, and safety policies.
• Keep the workstation clean, orderly, and audit-ready.

What you bring

• Hands-on experience operating industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Background with injection molding, extrusion, punch presses, press brakes, or related machinery.
• Comfort performing changeovers and resolving basic mechanical or process issues.
• Working knowledge of basic machine upkeep and standard production practices.
• Ability to read instructions, follow safety rules, and meet production targets.
• Self-directed yet collaborative within a production team environment.

Compensation & Schedule

• Pay: $18.00–$22.00 per hour, based on experience.
• Shifts: Openings on 1st and 2nd shift.
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Preferred proficiencies

• Read and interpret blueprints.
• Strong commitment to industrial safety.
• Injection molding operation knowledge.
• Calibrating machines and making precise adjustments.
• Confident, repeatable machine operation.
• Machine setup and rapid changeovers.
• General manufacturing know-how.
• Understanding of core manufacturing processes.
• Safe material handling practices.
• Mechanical troubleshooting aptitude.
• Experience with metal fabrication workflows.
• Plastic extrusion experience.
• Use of precision measurement techniques.
• Press brake operation exposure.
• Preventative maintenance routines.
• Working with production equipment safely and effectively.
• Punch press operation.
• Quality control and final inspection.
• High-volume production line operations.

Tools & technologies you’ll work with

• Calipers and Micrometers
• Automated Manufacturing Equipment
• Calipers
• CNC Machines
• Conveyors
• Gauges
• Hydraulic Presses
• Industrial Cutting Machines
• Industrial Production Machinery
• Injection Molding Machines
• Machine Control Panels
• Machine Tooling & Dies
• Material Feeding Systems
• Mechanical Presses
• Micrometers
• Plastic Extrusion Machines
• Precision Measuring Tools
• Press Brakes
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Punch Presses
• Semi-Automated Production Machinery
• Quality Inspection Equipment