What are the responsibilities and job description for the PROCESS TECH position at Ironwood Plastics?
This position is in Ironwood, MI.
Want to be a part of a world class injection molding company? Enjoy working in an environment where respect, trust, good communication, teamwork and excellence is valued and where everyone is learning and involved?
Ironwood Plastics is the place for you!
WHO WE ARE:
Ironwood Plastics, a division of CTB Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is focused on delivering products that exceed expectations. We are proud to be ISO9001:2015/IATF 16949 certified. Our success and top market share comes from our exceptional quality and flexibility to change and implement systems specific to the customer needs or industry. Ironwood is a family-oriented company and has a long history of steady and stable employment. And, as a team member, you will play an integral role in our pursuit of World Class performance in these markets!
Our Vision: Advanced solutions, superior results, through the power of partnership
What We Offer:
Exciting innovative, collaborative, and family-oriented work environment with flexible work/life balance schedules.
- Challenging and progressive career development
- Competitive salaries
- Immediate participation in 401(k)
- Profit Sharing
- Excellent Comprehensive Benefit Package with eligibility 30 days after you start
- Best practice PTO policies and 10 paid holidays
- Open communication
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The Process Technician ensures that production jobs are running at the highest efficiencies possible using the best processing methods available. They work closely with all other team members to quickly and thoroughly resolve production issues using solid root cause analysis tools and techniques to troubleshoot. They apply corrective actions that will eliminate repeatability of problems. They install, perform start-up/commissioning, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair a wide variety of industrial monitoring, metering, controlling and signaling devices used in the production of plastic parts.
ACCOUNTABILITIES IN THE ROLE:
- Must be able to work overtime and weekends as needed to support customer requirements.
- Participates in daily schedule change decisions and provide necessary support.
- Ensures production is running at set BOM standards for cycle times, scrap and efficiency
- Ensure most robust processes are created and set for all jobs.
- Utilize strong problem solving skills to completely determine root cause of issues.
- Apply permanent and robust changes to eliminate root cause of problems.
- Maintains, evaluates, and improves standard manufacturing and Process methods.
- Provides technical assistance to the team in relation to process parameters and standard manufacturing methods, work instructions and processing.
- Ensure use of only optimized processes
- Perform tool set and pull by following guidelines in setup fill
- Capable of trouble shooting EOAT/robotics problems
- Any other duties that may be necessary to accomplish the goals of this position or goals of the company
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 years minimum experience in processing
- Able to use Microsoft products (MSWord, PowerPoint, Excel) . Able to effectively use company ERP system (IQMS) in areas that pertain to your responsibilities.
- Must be able to perform tool sets.
- Basic trouble shooting skills for processing and robotics.
- Understanding of Cavity Pressure. Able to Interpret and report graphs from the molding machines.
- Must be able to write work instructions.
- Basic tooling knowledge.
- Systematic Molding with a minimum score 80%
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
REPORTS TO:
Manufacturing Engineer Team Leader Ironwood Division
CORE HOURS:
This will be a night shift position, hours are from 10:45 pm – 7:15 am
TRAVEL:
No Travel.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? CONTACT US TODAY! Email: Theresa.Turula@ironwood.com
Ironwood Plastics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Assistance for application completion is available by contacting 906-932-7508.