Process Technician Graveyard

JOB title:  

• Process Technician / Molder Night Shift: 10pm to 6:30am

JOB Purpose:  

Get injection molding machines up and running with minimal downtime between jobs while producing molded product to the correct configuration and customer requirements. 

MAJOR Responsibilities:  

• Start job using established process with minimal start-up rejects.
• Adjust processing parameters within defined limits to maintain consistency of quality product.
• Purge machine and change between different material types.
• Retrieve molds from storage and prepare for production.
• Install molds into injection molding machines and connect all required ancillary equipment.
• Verify molds and ancillary equipment are set up in a safe condition and functioning properly. 
• Removal of molds and ancillary equipment from injection molding machines after production runs.
• Clean molds and equipment and store in a safe protected condition.
• Identify reject conditions and how to correct them.
• Operate machines, equipment, and personal safely.

SPECIFIC duties: 

• Conduct minor mold maintance.
• Operate forklift
• Use a variety of hand tools in an appropriate and safe manner.
• Generate work orders for mold or equipment repair.
• Operate pallet jack.

• Record time spent on tasks.
• Keep work areas clean and organized.
• Perform tasks with minimal supervision.
• Operate safely while caring for equipment and tools.
• Conduct resin handling, drying, and movement.
• Operate forklift.
• Material dryer operation and cleaning.
• Mold heater operation.
• Stage molds and all associated equipment to set mold.
• Verification and documentation of all mold and equipment setup processes.
• Verification and documentation of all equipment parameters.
• Train Mold Setup-1

authority: 

• Operate injection molding machine in setup mode.
• Stop molding machine if scrap rate is above standard, unsafe, or process is out of control.
• Red tag broken or unsafe tools and equipment
• Supervise Mold Setup-1.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  

• Effective communication:
  • Able to read and write English.
  • Able to keep accurate quantity records.
  • Able to perform basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
• Know material properties and how to apply them.
• Operation of function of individual mold components and as a system.
• Mechanical skills
• Basic computer skills.
• Team oriented.
• Efficient and action driven.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Dependable with reliable attendance.
• Able to stand for 10 to 12 hours.
• Able to lift 50 pounds.
• Able to see with 20/20 vision to assess cosmetic requirements.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience in a contract manufacturing organization preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent