What are the responsibilities and job description for the Injection Molding Technician I position at Leviton?
About Leviton
At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.
About The Role
This position is responsible for installing and removing molds, setting up raw materials for molded parts, assurance of the quality of parts being molded, regrinding of sprues/runners, and scrapping of contaminated parts/materials in a safe, clean, and efficient manner.
Responsibilities
Comprehensive benefits include:
Leviton is an EEO Employer - Veterans and Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process. For any questions, or to ensure the legitimacy of a job posting, visit the Leviton career site, or contact us at 828.584.1611.
The future looks brighter than ever. Join our team now!
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At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.
About The Role
This position is responsible for installing and removing molds, setting up raw materials for molded parts, assurance of the quality of parts being molded, regrinding of sprues/runners, and scrapping of contaminated parts/materials in a safe, clean, and efficient manner.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for set-up/start-up of Injection Molding Equipment
- Performs daily molding machine maintenance and molding machine repair as required
- Maintains the operating condition of industrial production, processing machinery, or equipment
- Monitors tooling condition and notifies tool room when mold is unable to produce quality parts or preventative maintenance is required
- Operates material movement equipment in a safe and efficient manner to prevent injury to self, others, and other equipment
- Reprocesses sprues/runners into regrind to be blended back into the process per quality system requirements
- Cleans auxiliary equipment that supports injection molding process
- Scraps contaminated materials per accounting and quality system requirements
- Participates in in-process inspections of injection molded components
- Follows all processes, policies, and procedures to account for materials, finished goods, and quality system requirements
- Responsible for shut down, lock out of equipment, and informs supervisor if safety device is found to be defective
- Cleans work areas using basic cleaning materials
- Assures all assigned equipment is clean and all safety guarding is in place
- Performs additional duties as assigned
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, use, repair, and maintenance
- Ability to operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs
- Ability to analyze failures, machine error messages, or information obtained from operators
- Ability to determine causes of operating errors and implementing effective solutions
- Ability to use judgement related to identifying and segregating non-conforming materials and components
- Self-motivated and capable of identifying and completing tasks with minimal direction
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of goods
- Ability to use judgement related to identifying potential safety hazards
- Ability to work a 4 on/4 off schedule, 6p to 6a
- Requires standing, walking, sitting, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling
- Requires eye/hand/foot coordination
- Requires the ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions
- High school diploma or equivalent. Significant experience and skills in the field may be considered in lieu of diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 1 year technical Injection Molding experience
- Paulson or RJG injection molding training prefered
- Up to 1% may be required
Comprehensive benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
- 401K plans with employer-matching contributions
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- Volunteer time off
Leviton is an EEO Employer - Veterans and Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process. For any questions, or to ensure the legitimacy of a job posting, visit the Leviton career site, or contact us at 828.584.1611.
The future looks brighter than ever. Join our team now!
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