Process Technician

Process Technician Position Overview

Process Technician is responsible for optimization of the production processes and implementing sustainable corrective measures for process discrepancies while producing high quality injection molded parts at a rate as set forth by company standards and customer specifications in a safe manner.

At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers.

We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.

• Responsible for operating machine(s) start up and shutdowns, performing machine adjustments, and maintaining all equipment to meet Safety and Quality requirements.
• Perform process set-up of molding machines to the predefined condition and ensure that the machines are operating under validated operating parameters.
• Responsible for maintaining the optimal flow of produced products in production.
• Work closely with QC to resolve any non-conforming product challenges through effective communication.
• Responsible for ensuring that all process parameters are within the predefined process window daily.
• Responsible for reporting changing status of cycle times to scheduling.
• Clean and set up auxiliary equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping of machines and work area.
• Consult and work with team supervisor on all technical issues.
• Notify persons in charge of any non-standard or sub-performance operation or mold issues and quality and safety issues.
• Ensure safety adherence.
• Ensure that established policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are understood and followed.
• Participate in all training programs.

• Proven experience as a Process Technician preferred.
• Train machine operators on the necessities of their current molding operation.
• Possess proper purging methods for material changes.
• Possess processing skills to achieve quality parts, optimized cycle times and scrap minimization.
• Injection Molding processing experience on presses.
• Experience with Paulson Training or RJG processing methods is desired.
• Experience working with a variety of mold machines.
• Experience working with a variety of robots for injection molding machines.
• Experience working with a variety of different mold concepts (cold and hot runner systems, multi plate molds, hyd. cores, slides, valve gates, etc.).
• Experience in processing different types of custom resins.
• Experienced knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice within the Medical or Food Industry.
• Experience working with Decoupled Molding and an understanding of Scientific Injection Molding (SIM).
• Experience working in a fast-paced operational environment with constant interaction with operators, technicians, peers, and managers.
• Experience in problem solving and troubleshooting of processes and process equipment secondary operation.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently required lifting and/or moving up to 30 pounds.
• Frequently required standing, bending, squatting, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to stand for extended periods, walk, talk, and hear.
• Ability to use hand tools.
• Ability to read applicable instructions.

• 401(k) with matching program.
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays

Thunderbird is a drug and smoke free work environment and promotes safe work conditions.