Production Technician; Mixing and Casting

production technician (mixing and casting)

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under the general direction of the production manager, the primary role of the production technician involves the mixing and casting of materials to create syntactic foam materials. Other production responsibilities around the plant may be assigned as workload permits.

7:00 am - 3:30 pm

$21.00

• mixing & casting:
  • understands safety and procedural issues for mixing process
  • reads and understands the production process instruction sheet and identifies all relevant equipment
  • reads and understands batch card and identifies all chemical components.
  • ensures material availability for upcoming production
  • ensures equipment availability for upcoming mixes (mixers and ovens)
  • identifies and inspects molds for casting (preparation, release, and maintenance)
  • measures and mixes hytac and ess batch needs
    • coordinates/arranges material for pre‑heating of chemicals
    • weighs out ingredients, pours premixed materials into bowl and transfers balloons into bowl
    • records batch/lot card and process information on the batch card
    • performs mixing and vacuum pressure process following established procedures
    • transfers finished mixture into transfer tanks and/or molds
    • transfer mix from transfer tanks into molds
    • optimizes positioning of filled molds in ovens and selects/executes proper cure cycle
  • cleans and maintains mix and weighing equipment
  • monitors cure of parts through cycle, recording batch details
  • prepares mixer and mold pm schedules
  • participates in inventory assessment of raw materials and data collection
  • evaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies
  • participates in safety training
  • adheres to business management system requirements
• mold prep, fill and demold:
  • understands safety and procedural issues for mold prep and demolding process
  • identifies all relevant equipment
  • reads and understands the batch cards along with mix and oven schedules to identify which molds will require demolding and preparation on a daily basis
  • identifies and schedules the trimming requirements of block, sheet and rod products
  • identifies proper mold releases and cleaners
• hytac:
  • coordinates demolding of product and transfer to inspection
  • identifies and prepares rod, sheet and block molds required for daily use
  • prepares molds to eliminate sticking and cracking
  • schedules and performs mold rework when necessary
  • assists in injection of mix into molds when required
• block:
  • coordinates and/or assists in demolding of blocks and trimming after gelation including transfer of demolded blocks to secondary cure
  • identifies and prepares block molds required for daily use ensuring quality of finished product by properly preparing molds to eliminate sticking and cracking
  • assists in injection transfer of mix into molds when required
• macrocore/macrofoam:
  • coordinates and/or assists in demolding of blocks and trimming after gelation including transfer of demolded blocks to secondary cure
  • identifies and prepares block molds required for daily use ensuring quality of finished product by properly preparing molds to eliminate sticking and cracking
  • properly loads molds with macro spheres, seals molds and checks vacuum integrity
  • preps injection hoses and fixtures for pour
  • assists in injection/transfer of mix into molds when required
• general:
  • prepares preventative maintenance schedule and performs mold rework as necessary
  • evaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies
  • participates in safety training
  • adheres to business management system requirements

chemical mixers, various hand tools, vacuum chambers, scales, volumetric measurement devices, viscometer, ovens, dollies/carts/forklifts/other tools for moving heavy‑weight

• high school diploma or equivalent required.
• manufacturing experience preferred.

• must be able to lift, push and pull greater than 50 pounds. With the occasional need to lift up to 100 pounds
• must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• must be able to walk through a large manufacturing environment.
• must be able to use hand tools
• constant use of…