Process Technician

Lasko Products, an industry leader of home environment products for over 100 years, is looking to add a Plastic Injection Molding Process Technician to the team in our Fort Worth, TX manufacturing facility.

The Plastic Injection Molding Process Technicians will perform duties to set‑up and cycle a variety of plastic injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment and make process adjustments to ensure proper function and quality parts.

• Set‑up, start‑up, troubleshoot, and monitor injection molding machines and related equipment to ensure production
• Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects
• Make machine adjustments, injection pressure, and cycle times for a wide range of plastic materials to ensure proper quality and function of parts
• Ensure part/material containment measures are implemented
• Troubleshoot molding problems
• Notify maintenance of any equipment issues; notify mold repair department and supervisor of any mold issues
• Watch production monitoring software for machines stopping, cycles not to standards, color changes and mold changes
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis of factors affecting overall product quality
• Enter all scrap into the production monitoring system; weigh and document all purging before disposing
• Communicate part quality issues, process issues, safety issues and resolutions to next shift
• Occasionally lead the department in the absence of the shift supervisor
• Run scrap/downtime reports from monitoring system and communicate large scrap numbers and major downtime codes
• Use personal computer, digital calipers, gauges, and hand tools
• Follow safety rules and keep work area clean and orderly

• High School or equivalent. Technical education/background and Associate’s Degree preferred
• Ideally 3–5 years’ injection technician experience
• Team player who demonstrates the ability to relate to employees at all levels of the organization
• Experience with robotics systems with ability to set‑up, troubleshoot and start‑up injection molding equipment
• Familiarity with various types of plastic material and knowledge of Milacron injection molding equipment ranging up to 1000‑ton capacity required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

As set forth in Lasko Products’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.