Description
Job Posting Start Date 10-15-2025 Job Posting End Date 11-17-2025Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Molding Operator located in Buffalo Grove, IL.
Reporting to the manager the potential candidate would be in charge of directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality and cost goals.
What a typical day looks like:
- Sets up station with the correct process inspection documents, screens, and/or workflow instructions.
- Performs visual in line verifications and/or inspections, identifying defects to workmanship standards.
- Runs product.
- Reads and interprets the manufacturing instructions.
- Utilizes visual aids, including but not limited to microscopes and magnifying lenses.
- Sets up and operates scales to weigh and measure quantities and products.
- Identifies, labels, and verifies production.
- Scans product and enters into the shop floor control system or manual tracking systems when applicable; able to maintain accurate job tracking records.
- Documents workload, calculating the number of products inspected and rejected (production scrap).
- Communicates any process problems with peers, supervisors/leads, and/or manufacturing support.
- Maintains a neat appearance about self and work area; performs daily cleaning of work areas.
- Completes task schedule on time; accountable for quality, quantity and inspection of work performed
- Practice safe work habits and report unsafe conditions to supervisor
The experience we're looking to add to our team:
- Typically requires a High School diploma or equivalent.
- Typically requires a minimum of 6 to 12 months of related experience.
- Able to read and comprehend moderately complex instructions.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, leads and supervisors of the organization.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
- Ability to perform these operations using weight measurement and distance. Read and interpret assembly prints.
- Able to work with speed and accuracy. Able to communicate effectively and relate to co-workers.
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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
Is Sponsorship Available?
NoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).Apply on company website
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