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JOB DESCRIPTION |
Page: 1 of 2 Org. Date: 12/1/07 Rev. Letter: C Rev. Date: 4/24/20 |
Title: Process Technician
Reports To: Shift Supervisor
Required Education and Experience:
- High School education with vocational or trade school.
- Minimum five (5) years of manufacturing experience in the plastic injection molding industry.
- Plastics Technology training and/or RJG Master Molding certifications highly desired.
- Mold setup/tear-down with plastic trouble-shooting experience is required.
- Experienced with Nissei, Cincinnati, Toshiba, and Toyo injection molding machines.
- Forklift/Overhead crane experience.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to troubleshoot common molding defects such as short shots, flash, splay, etc.
- Working knowledge of polypropylenes, nylons, PVC, PC/ABS, POMs, etc.
- Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and customer specifications.
- Able to adapt to schedule changes as required.
- Strong interpersonal and team leadership skills.
- Computer skills required (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer).
General Description:
The Processor is responsible for the manufacture of products using the defined process. This process results in a product that meets or exceeds customer quality requirements and meets BOM standards. Responsibilities include product start-up, process monitoring and troubleshooting products from raw material to ready for shipment. The Processor must provide a safe organized work environment for operators and report broken equipment or unsafe conditions to the Supervisor.
Responsibilities:
- Perform mold start-up, troubleshooting, repair, and approval of production runs using accepted quality standards.
- Diagnose and correct problems with the molding processes, including molds, set ups, automation, etc.
- Interface with the quality, materials, and scheduling personnel to ensure efficient resolution of problems and minimal machine downtime.
- Monitor molding parameters using approved techniques to ensure conformance to quality guidelines and standard cycles.
- Performs line clearance in the event of process interruptions and/or adjustments.
- Visually inspects product to the requirements as specified on the production specification documents prior to start-up submission.
- Comprehend and work with material handling systems.
- Coordinate and assist with training, corrective action completion and monitoring.
- Performs mold trials, mold changes, process optimization studies, process monitoring and verification of part conformance to specifications.
- Follows company safety rules, procedures, policies, and maintains a clean and orderly environment.