Process Technician / Mold Setter

Job Description:

• Continuously monitor process parameters required to produce the highest quality parts with the least amount of scrap.
• Maintain and interpret Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts, Dart Net process controls, robot programs, and other systems to manage the injection molding and vacuum forming processes.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for troubleshooting any issues related to the vacuum forming, adhesive spraying, or injection molding processes, or the associated equipment.
• Document and communicate with other Process Technicians, Manufacturing Engineers, and Shift Supervisor results of problem solving, and any deviations from established methods or procedures that may be necessary to resolve specific issues.
• Maintain documentation for process equipment such as reference sheets, monitoring sheets, waterline diagrams, gate seals, rhealogy graphs, robot programs, adhesive spray patterns, Dart Net templates, etc.
• Manage process controls for the injection molding using Dart Net system tools.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of acceptable quality standards established by the quality department to insure maximum production of saleable parts.
• Responsible for monitoring Maintenance Technician mold change program loading and set-ups, as well as Operator inspecting and verifying the first shot checks to assure proper methods were followed to produce a quality part.

Requirements:

• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of Client information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).
• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience completing mold changes.
• 1 -3 Minimum Years of Experience as plastic process technician.
• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.

Preferred:

• Systematic Molding Training.
• Master Molder 1 and 2 Training.
• 3 - 5 years mold change experience.

Education:

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• Area of Study: Emphasis on mathematics, and mechanical or similar.