Job Description:

• 1) Tends automatic molding machines that mold preexpanded polystyrene beads under heat and pressure into cast foam products: Observes platens and listens to steam exhaust to determine end of molding cycle.

• 2) Lifts cast foam products, such as balls, coolers, displays, and packing nests, from mold cavities while platens are parting.

• 3) Presses cycle repeat button to reactivate molding machine, and blows loose beads from mold cavities as platens close, using airhose.

• 4) Examines castings for post-expansion, fusion, shrinkage, and pits to ensure product meets quality standards.

• 5) Rubs wire screen along mold parting line on casting to remove flash.

• 6) May wrap advertising label around cooler cover and secure label, using masking tape.

• 7) May adjust machine knobs to compensate for variations in product, such as moisture content and bead density.