Process Technician

About This Role

This role involves observing and recording production operations, reviewing schedules, and coordinating manufacturing activities to ensure efficiency and minimize costs. The Process Technician inspects machinery, seeks improvement methods, and ensures compliance with safety standards and operating efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Observe and record production operations
• Review operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays, including SMED development, ergonomics, and LDR improvement
• Inspect machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization
• Seek methods to improve standard operational and working practices
• Observe workers, molding machinery, and conveyors to ensure compliance with safety standards and operating efficiency
• Coordinate with mold set technician, department supervisors, and production personnel for parts, tooling, equipment, and machinery
• Perform preventative maintenance on tooling and equipment as directed
• Work with the machine attendants and supervisors in training personnel
• Follow all safety rules and procedures
• Drive scrap reduction on the production floor
• Assist process engineer with optimizing cycle times
• Ensure presses are running at optimized cycle
• Troubleshoot injection molding machines as issues arise

Requirements

• A minimum of a High School diploma
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good mathematical and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of OSHA standards and GMPs
• Good interpersonal skills
• Experience and demonstrated knowledge of troubleshooting skills, preferably in injection and blow molding processes
• Ability to work for up to 12 hours at a time on Day shift or Night shift

Nice to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, engineering, or a related area and at least one year's work experience
• Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen experience/certification

Important Details

• Schedule: 12-hour shift (8:00 PM to 8:00 AM) on a 3-2-2-3 schedule