Injection Mold Operator

Posted Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM

DeRoyal is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Interviewing and hiring practices at DeRoyal do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

DeRoyal is actively searching for Injection Mold Operators to join our Royal Precision Plastics Team in Powell, TN.

We currently have 1st and 2nd shift opportunities available. These are 12-hour shifts with an alternating schedule and working hours are 7 to 7. The alternating work week schedule includes every other weekend (36 hours one week/48 hours the next). Call or text  for any questions.

We offer excellent opportunities for our employees to move up in our company and to continually improve themselves, both professionally and personally. Benefits include: medical, dental, and vision insurance, STD/LTD, competitive wages, 401K participation and 4% match, shift differential, paid holidays and vacation time, onsite wellness center, pay for skills opportunities and much more.

Perform various duties such as testing, inspecting and packaging to ensure and promote the efficient and productive functioning of injection molding machines by performing the following duties.

• Conduct operations in accordance with safety requirements.
• Inspect products using pin gauges, calipers, micrometers, optical comparator and Smart Scope, Hydrodynamic tester and vacuum tester.
• Completely and accurately documents test results.
• Releases, packages and palettizes products for shipment.
• Ensures and documents that assigned machines are operating within established parameters and that products conform to established specifications.
• Maintains adequate raw materials, packing supplies and labels on hand at the machines.
• Ensures manufacturing work instructions are followed by properly completing process/product checklists accurately and legibly.
• Make necessary data, scrap and downtime entries.
• Maintains a clean work area and follows proper safety, quality, production and company procedures.
• Arrives at work on time and complies with company attendance and tardiness policies.
• Possesses the ability to get along with co-workers, customers, and company visitors.
• Obeys all rules and performs any other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred; or less than high school education with 3 to 6 months related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ration, and percent.

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to operate a forklift and computer preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Items that are extremely heavy (over 50 lbs. up to 100 lbs.) are transported by using assistance. When assistance is required, it is defined as using a team lift (another person), hand truck designed to move material, forklift, overhead crane or other material handling equipment.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be…