Process Technician

Job Title: Set-up Technician

Longmont, CO

Full Time

Department: Production

Set-up Technician Summary of Duties:

The Set-up Technician is tasked with the day to day operation and upkeep of all molding machines. This position will communicate with the Process Engineer and Process Technicians to ensure that all molding machines are set-up and ready to run in accordance with the schedule. The set-up technician will also be responsible for the proper tagging, identification, and storage of all plastic injection molds.

Set-up Technician Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to analyze data

• Documentation Skills

• Ability to read, write, and interpret technical procedures and instructions

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

• Good dexterity in both hands and good hand/eye coordination

• Ability to push, pull, and stoop

• Ability to stand and walk for 8 hours a day

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge and ability to drive stand-up fork lifts

• Processing abilities a plus

Set-up Technician Job Duties:

• Tear down and line clearance of mold and support equipment. Cleaning mold surfaces and platens, as well as cleaning the work area and molding machine. Mold identity/shot count tags to be filled out and maintained.

• Set-up of molding machine to be production ready. This includes all fixturing needed for the current job.

• Daily mold maintenance. i.e. greasing leader pins and tie bars, cleaning mold faces and vents as well as documentation of these actions.

• Work with tooling, scheduling, management team and process engineer to ensure the best turnaround time on mold changes and start-ups.

• Attend shift change meetings with information for the next shift on occurrences and what needs to happen.

• Startup of machines utilizing the process parameters contained in the Job Book and submit start-up samples to Quality Control.

• Documentation of process changes.

• Completion of “production report” of daily tasks.

• Responsible for backing up Process Technician and Material Handler in the event they are out of office or unavailable.

• Also secondary backup to Shift Lead and Break Operator in the event an operator is not available.

• Other duties as assigned.