Injection Molding Process Technician II

Job Summary

Uses technical experience with plastic injection molding, along with hands-on set-up, processing, and troubleshooting skills for both electric and hydraulic injection machines and auxiliary equipment. Ensures injection molding machines are set-up and run to quality standards and meet all production goals.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities And Job Requirements

• Ensure all mold changes are done in a timely manner to meet daily production demands
• Perform injection molding machine startups – ensuring all material, automation, and any other necessary tools or equipment are setup correctly and safely
• Ensure all parts meet quality standards; sign off on startups and document any startup scrap
• Respond promptly to quality concerns to reduce scrap and support machine operators in their duties
• Create repeatable documented processes using scientific molding principles
• Troubleshoot all molding processes, including molding equipment, material handling equipment, and robot malfunctions; Alert Maintenance and/or Molding Manager of issues outside your abilities
• Mentor and train Mold Technician level I and Material Handler positions
• Perform minor insert changes using prints as guidelines
• Ensure all safety procedures are followed. Elevate all safety concerns immediately
• Actively seek out and implement continuous improvements within the molding department
• Communicate with prior and oncoming shifts to give work assignments and expectations to achieve production requirements and promote shift interaction and awareness
• Monitor production for accuracy and efficiency and work with quality inspectors to ensure part quality/performance as needed

Experience And General Skills Required

• Minimum of 2 years’ recent experience as a process mold technician in the field of plastic injection molding with strong mechanical aptitude required
• RJG Master Molder Certification or equivalent experience is preferred
• Strong understanding of process controllers, robotics, injection molding equipment, hydraulics and/or electrical systems
• Good communication/interpretation skills, good visual skills for assessing part quality
• Above basic math skills and reasoning ability
• Moderate computer skills

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 2-year degree in engineering or plastics related technology, or equivalent work experience
• Between 1 and 2 years of trade school, vocational education, or apprenticeship preferred

Physical Requirements

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Employee may be regularly required to talk or listen, stand, walk, sit, stoop, crawl and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to operate in mentally and physically stressful situations
• Prolonged sitting, typing and lifting up to 50 pounds