The Process Technician is responsible for overseeing set-ups and start-ups on existing jobs as well as programming and establishing new jobs; additional responsibilities include troubleshooting equipment, material and/or tooling problems. Will be the backup to the shift supervisor.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Must be able perform and may oversee to pre-set, change and set-up all scheduled molds in proper presses according to the set-up procedures, shop orders, in a safe and timely manner; set up all support and secondary equipment needed for a specific job; assures proper packaging is available for job

· Must be able to perform color changes and/or insert changes according to the shop order as required

· Must be able to maintain and troubleshoot machine and secondary support equipment at all times; report any equipment breakdowns or damage to the supervisor/maintenance department immediately

· Must perform daily safety checks on each machine and sign off inspection on the daily check sheet; report any unsafe situations immediately

· Operates forklift as needed

· Must maintain cycle standards as necessary for quality parts and production standards

· May need to visually inspect parts according to control plan, reporting rejects as soon as practical to quality person in charge or as instructed

· Must package all product according to the shop order and label properly

· Must keep accurate production records

· Must be able to set-up new tooling and/or secondary and auxiliary equipment

· Process Technician will lend assistance to press operators as well as set-up operators as needed

· Provide training to new/existing employees as needed

· Must be able to program parameters for all new jobs

· Fine tune press parameters within process setup ensure quality with the least waste of time and materials

· Submit press setup changes to engineering as needed

· Process Technician will process new tooling/material as needed

· Process Technician must verify job packet contains current and accurate information

· Assist leads in covering the production floor as needed

· Performs other related duties as required or requested.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

· Will act as the backup supervisor when Production Supervisor is out of the office.

Job Skills Requirements

· Must be mechanically inclined; basic electrical and hydraulic troubleshooting skills; knowledge in plastic resins, additives a plus

· Able to read, write and communicate in English to effectively understand instructions provided and problems associated with equipment and production 

· Must be able to do basic math addition, subtraction; divide and multiply; understand difference in basic weight and size measurements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or GED required, Associates Degree in plastic or rubber injection molding preferred and 3 years of experience running plastic or rubber injection molding machines and at least 2 years of mold set-up experience required or equivalent combination of education and training. 

Certifications & Licenses – will be trained and must hold a valid forklift license and overhead crane certification issued by the company.