Injection Molding Technician

Title: Injection Molding Technician Reports to: Molding Supervisor

Department: Molding

Who we are:

Craftech Industries, Inc. is a privately owned and operated custom plastic hardware manufacturing company. We pride ourselves in manufacturing top-quality molded and machined parts at competitive prices while offering exceptional customer service with our staff of qualified technicians. The mission of Craftech Industries, Inc. is to meet our customers’ requirements through technical guidance, process control, quality control, on-time delivery, customer service, and continuous improvement.

Summary - Job Responsibilities – Activities:

Maintain the control of processes in injection molding. Set up, process, and change over to produce components in a variety of high engineered plastics. Machines range from 60 to 400 ton. Current machines in dept: Nissei and Sumitomo. Program robots to pick and cut parts. Operators on staff to support with material and qc. A Molding Technician would be able to perform all functions.

• Must adhere to all safety and commonsense guidelines including wearing appropriate PPE
• Perform mold and/or material changes as dictated by the production schedule.
• Material Handler: Loading material for production
• Mold Mechanic: Ability to do cavity block and set changes on injection molds
• Mold Setter: Install molds into the mold machine
• Mold Processor: Performs process troubleshooting during the mold process. (Sets mold and barrel temps, shot size/pressure.)
• Training for use of robots for part degating and part removal from molds
• General Housekeeping
• Other duties as assigned

Education - Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous blow or injection molding experience, minimum 3 years of experience preferred

Required Skills, Competencies, Authorities and Training Needs:

• Read prints and processing technical data.
• Reading measurements and proper usage of calipers, micrometers, optical comparators.
• Knowledge of resins, shrinkage rates, mold set up, process and run.

Any other training requirements / comments

Physical Requirements:

• Use of manual dexterity, tactile, visual, and audio acuity
• Use of repetitive motion, prolonged periods of sitting and standing
• Sustained visual and mental applications and demands
• Lifting (up to 50 pounds), occasionally in excess of 50 pounds, bending, pulling, and carrying

Any other training requirements / comments:

N/A

Required Skills, Competencies, Authorities and Training Needs:

• Detail Oriented
• Good verbal communication
• Tooling Setup

Compensation:

Starting at $23/hr. depending on experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Craftech is an equal employment opportunity employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and all persons involved in the operations of Craftech are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct. In addition, Craftech has adopted an affirmative action plan. Please contact the Director of People and Culture for further information about this program.

In accordance with applicable federal and state law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Craftech will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on Craftech. Any qualified applicant or Employee with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact the Director of People and Culture and request an accommodation. Decisions on employment and promotion are based upon selecting the best qualified individual overall for the position. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment and all policies of Craftech Industries Inc.

About Craftech Industries Inc.

OUR COMPANY Craftech Industries, Inc. is a privately owned and operated custom plastic hardware manufacturing company that has been in business since 1967. We pride ourselves in manufacturing top-quality molded and machined parts at competitive prices while offering exceptional customer service with our staff of qualified technicians. OUR MISSION The mission of Craftech Industries, Inc. is to meet our customers’ requirements through technical guidance, process control, quality control, on-time delivery, customer service, and continuous improvement. WHAT DO WE OFFER? At Craftech, you get hands-on training to start a career. You pick your career path, and we’ll give you the skills to make it successful! We offer our employees competitive pay, medical, dental, vision insurance, company-provided life insurance with the option to purchase voluntary life, and a 401k plan with a company match. Join us!