About This Role
This leadership support position is responsible for molding quality products safely and efficiently with a minimal scrap rate. The role suits an adaptable and organized process or mold technician who enjoys working on a highly skilled team.
Responsibilities
- Determine that all processes meet safety requirements and are performed properly
- Mold quality products with available equipment, tools, and materials efficiently at stated labor standard and at minimal scrap rate
- Review and react to control limits
- Correct molding problems
- Maintain full authority of premise when plant management is not present
- Communicate with process engineer and other technicians at the beginning of scheduled shift about issues pertaining to safety production, processes, and quality
- Read and implement specific duties in logbook
- Perform capability studies if required
- Clean hoppers/grinders/color units for upcoming jobs and/or ensure this is complete
- Ensure daily production is stacked at the end of the scheduled shift
- Complete all end of shift paperwork required: downtime summary, overtime, and production summary
- Read blueprints and convey pertinent information as required
- Follow-up on maintenance personnel and maintenance items as required
- Provide technical support to all projects and work to reduce any defects
- Monitor all processes with the goal of resolving any issues as efficiently as possible, reducing downtime
- Ensure that all workers at pre-assigned presses are fully compliant with all relevant safety rules and standards
- Coordinate with the team at all times, maintaining clear and open lines of communication
- Report faults and breakdowns to supervisors and production engineers
Requirements
- Two years of experience in injection molding
- Certify to operate power forklift truck and cranes
- Ability to lift 50lbs
- Provide own tools
