SBM Technician

Job Description Position TitleSBM Technician

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

Essential Functions 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

Position Requirements 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).Authorities 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

Qualification Requirements 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 fast, simple, repeated…