SBM Technician- Days

Job Description Position Title SBM Technician Department SBM

Position Summary Responsible for SBM machine processing and daily machine production requirements.

• Responsible for SBM machine processing systems within appropriate process guidelines;
• Responsible for working with the shift to maximize production requirements;
• Ensures that the quality of all products produced meet the customer’s specifications;
• Reviews daily production performance to ensure that the department is meeting efficiency goals;
• Serves as an example for housekeeping and safety standards;
• Works with maintenance staff to ensure that mechanical issues are corrected.

Responsible for maintaining the Food Safety Program (GMP) Other duties as assigned.

• Can verify quality of finished product (measure/visual to control plan) and properly react to problem;
• Demonstrates working knowledge of dryers and reacts to "out of control" conditions;
• Understands and demonstrates proper safety procedures (LOTO, safety block usage, proper propane torch usage, the opening of safety latch door for 2nd safety, etc.);
• Can verify barrel heats, nozzle heats, and hot runner heats to process document and identify an actual temperature outside of 5 degrees of set point;
• Can verify actual injection pressures by gage to Process Sheet;
• Demonstrates proper Daily PM compliance with all paperwork completed;
• Demonstrates proper/safe "purging";
• Demonstrates proper Burn out procedures (gates and sprue bushing);
• Can start all SBM press from cold (verifies all water is turned on, heats on, dryer on, air on);
• Can stop all presses and perform all proper shutdown procedures;
• Can remove a short shot from an injection core and cavity using brass tools;
• Can identify a quality problem by neck ring, cavity, and injection core;
• Can troubleshoot and correct daily processing problems (bubbles, strings, contamination, holes, etc.);
• Can verify actual cycle time variation and reacts to "out of control" situations;
• Can verify air pressures by gage, water temp by gage, and water pressure by gage;
• Can detect a water leak at the molds and nozzle and react correctly;
• Can detect an oil leak within the machine (shut-off nozzle, hydraulic line, rotary seal) and prevent product contamination;
• Can detect an air leak and identify general location (airline, blow mold obstruction, etc.);
• PPE Required – Requirements are proper hearing protection, safety glasses (prescription if required), steel-toed shoes, hairnet, beardnet (if employee has chin hair greater than 1/8 inch).

Perform essential functions and assigned duties while communicating any deviations from the requirements to management. Report any safety concerns to management and to shut down any equipment that presents a safety hazard. Make any necessary adjustments to produce a quality product and to stop production if there is a threat of nonconforming product being produced.

• Manual Dexterity – The ability to quickly move hand, hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Mechanical aptitude –Strong mechanical aptitude with demonstrated knowledge of troubleshooting and basic mechanical repairs.
• Forklift certification – The ability to operate a forklift in a safe manner consistent with OSHA standards.
• Information Ordering – The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision – The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Extent Flexibility – The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Wrist-Finger Speed – The ability to make…