Industrial Maintenance Technician -- Injection Molding Systems

Picture a typical day keeping a fast-moving plastics operation humming. You’ll start by checking the maintenance queue, coordinating with cell leads on upcoming installs, and reviewing any overnight alarms from injection molding machines. By mid-morning, you might be knee-deep in a Sumitomo IMM troubleshooting routine, tracing a 24 VDC sensor fault back through a schematic, then verifying a 480V 3‑phase feed with lockout/tagout in place. After lunch, you could be bending conduit for a new press drop, fitting copper for a chiller line, or dialing in a pneumatic valve that’s drifting. Before the shift wraps, you’ll document work, update PM logs, and lend a hand running production equipment if a line needs support.

• Machine installation: Interpret complex blueprints/diagrams, set equipment, run mechanical/electrical utilities to point-of-use, and commission assets to full operability.
• Preventive & routine care: Train and assist cells with scheduled PMs; perform routine upkeep to maximize uptime.
• Troubleshooting & repair: Diagnose electrical (24 VDC/24 VAC to 480V 3‑phase), hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC faults; make precise adjustments; replace worn components; implement safety improvements.
• Operations support: Step in to operate manufacturing equipment as needed to stabilize throughput.

• Read and interpret electrical prints/schematics; safely work across 24 VDC/24 VAC to 480V 3‑phase.
• Hydraulic systems expertise (valves, pumps, circuits) and pneumatic troubleshooting capability.
• Injection molding machine (IMM) diagnostics; Sumitomo experience preferred, other brands welcome.
• Owns a complete tool set and toolbox; experienced running and sizing conduit/circuits by ampacity.
• Pipefitting skills (galvanized, copper, PVC); familiar with air compressor systems, HVAC, and water tower systems.
• PLC exposure for basic fault tracing and I/O verification.
• Comfort engaging suppliers and ordering parts to drive timely repairs.
• Forklift and man lift operation experience.

• Champion safety—report injuries/near misses immediately and surface unsafe conditions to leadership.
• Participate in your area’s High-Performance Team (HPT) to propose and implement improvements.
• Record accurate job data (completions, quantities, rejects, hours) daily; uphold 5S—clean, orderly work areas with tools returned to shadow boards.
• Reliability matters: regular attendance, on-time arrival, and overtime when customer demand requires.

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two‑year college/technical school; or 2–3 years related machining/maintenance experience; or a comparable mix of education and experience.
• Language: capable of reading technical/professional materials and regulations; writing reports and procedures; presenting to managers, clients, and customers.
• Math: fluent with whole numbers, fractions, decimals; compute rate/ratio/percent; interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning: define problems, gather data, establish facts, draw conclusions; interpret varied technical instructions in math/diagram form with abstract/concrete variables.
• Supervision: this role does not include supervisory responsibilities.

• Standing: constant; walking: frequent; sitting: occasional.
• Manual manipulation: frequent; reaching outward/above shoulder: frequent; climbing: frequent.
• Crawling, squatting/kneeling, and bending: occasional.
• Lift/carry: up to 10 lbs (frequent), 11–20 lbs (frequent), 21–50 lbs (frequent); 51–100 lbs (not required); over 100 lbs (not required).
• Push/pull: up to 12 lbs (frequent), 13–25 lbs (frequent), 26–40 lbs (frequent), 41–100 lbs (occasional).
• Other requirements: near/color vision, sense of touch, and consistent use of PPE (safety glasses, safety shoes, and other PPE as needed).

Exposure may include moving mechanical parts, fumes/airborne particles, chemicals, heat, and vibration; noise is typically loud.

Other duties may be assigned.