Injection mold process Technician

About the role

Prysmian, the world leader in solutions for energy and digital connections, continues to strengthen its global team with the addition of Channell, now part of Prysmian. Channell brings a long‑standing legacy of innovation in outside plant infrastructure, serving Telecommunications, Municipalities, Internet Service Providers, Wireless, Water, Power, and CATV markets. Together, Prysmian and Channell team members combine expertise, craftsmanship, and shared values to deliver a broader portfolio, from advanced cable systems and fiber connectivity solutions to enclosures and below‑grade vaults which support resilient infrastructure, the energy transition, and the growth of digital networks around the world.

Responsibilities

• Setup and operate a variety of material handling, molding, finishing and assembly equipment (e.g., mold setup, cutter adjustments)
• Perform mold change and machine adjustments
• Start up and shut down molding machines
• Operate forklift to do mold changes and to move and organize molds
• Fill out daily process records necessary to control and maintain machine running conditions
• Conduct minor repairs and change inserts, as necessary
• Operate, repair, and maintain high-volume molding machines
• Monitor production quantities for color change, mold change and product completions
• Execute all activities within the scope of approved procedures and set priorities necessary to accomplish pre-determined goals based on production needs
• Monitor scrap being produced from process and effect changes needed to eliminate root cause of scrap
• Maintain an acceptable level of housekeeping by 5S standards in the assigned work area
• Promote, attain, and maintain safety, quality, and environmental awareness and requirements in the area of responsibility
• Identify and resolve issues in the assigned working area related to equipment, machines, personnel, process, training, and materials, which conflict in obtaining maximum quality of production and efficiency
• Provide recommendations to engineering about process improvement opportunities for processes, practices, equipment, performance, and efficiency of operations
• Inspect machines hourly in the assigned working area to ensure production of acceptable quality parts to prevent mass production of defective or unacceptable parts (scrap)
• Accurately report daily shift performances including safety, quality, labor hours, production tickets, scrap, and first part approvals
• Troubleshoot support equipment (grinders, blenders, hopper loaders, and chillers)
• Inform Production Lead of all events affecting the flow of production
• Communicate with on-coming team members with respect to shift performance and scrap
• Act to promptly correct or remove all workplace hazards
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of related molding plastics processing and maintenance experience preferred
• Experience in machine start-up and shutdown
• Knowledge of basic machine functions
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Basic data entry capability
• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Ability to speak, read/comprehend and write in English

Ability To / Training Requirements

• Understand and follow all departmental safety rules
• Understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS) ISO sections pertaining to the position

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking (up to continuously); speaking/verbal communication; bend/stoop; twist neck and torso (frequently); reach, hold, grasp, push, pull, lift/carry raw material, finished product, tools and machinery up to 50 pounds (frequently).
• Working Conditions: Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures.

Pay

$22–$34/hr

Schedule

Hiring for multiple shifts.