Overview

Who We Are:

Millions of people around the world use Dometic products. They are campers, RV users, boat owners, and lovers of the outdoor life. They all share the same intense feelings - a longing for freedom and adventure, a desire to explore the world and to stay away longer. Dometic calls this mobile living and creates the building blocks for this lifestyle.

Dometic offers smart and reliable products with outstanding design for every aspect of days away: cooking, preserving food quality, personal hygiene, maintaining a pleasant temperature, and more. Today, Dometic operates in a global market that is being transformed by a number of market trends like increased leisure spending and mobile lifestyle, as well as digitalization.

With Dometic’s unique global market reach and presence in over 100 countries and core technology competences, Dometic is well positioned in this market for further profitable growth. As a market leader in Mobile Living solutions, Dometic is committed to driving sustainability in our industry. This means offering innovative, durable, low-carbon products that inspire an active, comfortable, and responsible life in the outdoors.

Igloo Products Corp is an iconic and fast-growing American brand known for exceptional and durable performance for everyday cooler needs. After more than 75 years of as the leader as a housewares brand, Igloo has pivoted to a high growth lifestyle brand for outside activities associated with fun, family and friends.

Founded in as a metalworking shop bringing fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field to inventing the Playmate to becoming America’s most recognizable brand of ice chests, the Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has 90% + brand awareness and is #1 in market share in the US, is a pioneer in sustainability for our category with the launch of biodegradable coolers and coolers made with from post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials and has a growing DTC business allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands and now there is the opportunity to Globally grow both brands together.

Job Summary Statement:

This position is responsible for setting up machines/auxiliary equipment to manufacture plastic parts in the Blow Molding and Injection Molding process in the production of cooler related products to standard and goals.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hangs molds and sets up auxiliary equipment to run in a safe, productive, and efficient manner and that production activities are carried out in accordance with approved procedures.
• Sets and removes molds in a timely manner.
• Operates crane or forklift to replace molds.
• Sets up and makes necessary adjustments to bring molds to minimum specification.
• Sets up auxiliary equipment including foam fixtures, connecting hoses, hot stamp machines, drill vent machines.
• Works with senior technicians to install pre-pinch.
• Identifies hoses for proper circulation.
• Hook up Cores and Air Valves.
• Uses pneumatic and electrical power tools to set-up, remove molds, set up tooling, dye rings and dye tips.
• Verifies tooling, instructions, and materials prior to starting any job.
• Ensures safe working practices are followed and all accidents, hazards, near misses, and property damage are reported at the required time.
• Remain current on forklift training and certification as required by the company.
• After Set Up completion makes sures no tools, Bolts, washers, clamps, etc. are left inside or around the molds/machines that could potentially cause damage to the mold, machine or grinder.
• Seeks solutions for technical problems associated with assigned Set Up.
• Interfaces between Methods, Tooling, and Maintenance related to assigned processes.
• Promote Safety and Quality and Environmental awareness.
• Ensures all labor and machine Set Up sheets are completed accurately and submitted as required.
• Ensures work area(s) are maintained in a clean and organized manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.• Six (6) months of experience in a technical role; or equivalent years of vocational/technical school. • Mechanical aptitude required.• Must be able to become certified to operate a forklift prior to starting job.• English language skills: Able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.• Math skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.• Physical Demands: Able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs. multiple times a day during a 12-hr. shift; Bend and stand in difficult positions up to 12 hours; Able to manipulate tools with both hands and stand for long hours.• Work environment: Warehouse environment hot and humid in summer months, cold in winter months. High noise requiring use of hearing protection.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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