Set-Up Technician Rotating Continental Shifts

Are you an experienced Injection Molding Technician who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? If you excel at troubleshooting molding processes, solving technical challenges, and maintaining high standards of safety and quality, we'd like to hear from you.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Set-Up technician is responsible for troubleshooting molding processes, supporting production efficiency, and maintaining high standards of safety and quality. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving, communication, and technical skills.

Responsible for:

• Managing and directing resources to tackle technical issues that arise during the shift that results in meeting safety, quality and delivery targets
• Fostering a working environment that is fair, equitable and driven to continuous improvements
• Setting, starting up and troubleshooting moulding machines for production runs
• Providing support to the Shift Supervisor
• Following and complying with Cube Management System (CMS)

Duties:

• Set up and start up injection moulding machines
• Complete mould and insert changes
• Follow-up, trouble-shoot and adjust processes for any quality issues, including flash, long gates, warping, blooming, witness marks, cloudiness, etc.
• Identify and communicate mould/machine problems to Shift Supervisor and Maintenance Technicians
• Maintenance and storage of moulds and inserts (tooling)
• Assist Shift Supervisors as required – training of new staff, incident investigations and audits to determine root causes and corrective actions
• Communicate with previous and next shift to understand any technical or quality issues

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge/Qualifications

• High School Graduate
• Vocational school an asset
• 5 years minimum of technical experience in injection moulding
• Working knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics
• Basic tooling background an asset
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and produce results
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Crane, and forklift certification required

Other Job Requirements

• Must be able to speak, read and write English
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must have full range of motion
• Must be able to sit, stand/walk for long periods of time
• Must be able to bend, twist and lift up to 30lbs
• Able to work 12 hour rotating continental shifts

Benefits

• Extended dental, health and vision coverage upon completion of 3 month probationary period.

• RRSP Program:
  Eligible to participate after 3-month probationary period.
• Quarterly Bonus:
  Eligible to participate after 3-month probationary period.
• Free on-site parking