Lead Plastic Technician

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries. With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders. Learn more about the company's Customized Polymer, Sustainable Fiber, Durable Metal, and Integrated Solutions at  and follow Greif on Instagram and Linked In.

OUR VISION:
To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win. OUR

PURPOSE:

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

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• Lead colleague who works independently to set up, monitor and troubleshoot blow molding, injection molding, or extrusion molding machinery to ensure optimal production performance.
• Leads daily production operations, including all machine setup, start-up, and troubleshooting.
• Leads others who operate and monitor plastic molding and extrusion equipment, ensuring optimal performance during production.
• Helps maintenance with the troubleshooting and repair of the equipment.
• Customizes process parameters based on product specifications and past experience.
• Monitors production schedules to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment.
• Coordinates with production supervisors and other departments to meet operational goals.
• Performs preventive maintenance and moderate repairs on equipment and communicates major repairs to maintenance.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses complex plastic molding, extrusion, finishing, and process-related issues.
• Leads repair efforts, including detailed troubleshooting and part replacements.
• Leads root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for process-related issues.
• Works closely with engineering and maintenance teams for long-term fixes.
• Adjusts and optimizes machine parameters to improve production efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Proposes and implements improvements to enhance Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), focusing on reducing cycle times and improving throughput.
• Maintains accurate production records, including equipment logs and process changes.
• Ensures accuracy of all records and makes adjustments as needed.
• Prepares detailed reports on production performance, downtime causes, and maintenance history.
• Analyzes production trends and suggests operational improvements based on data.
• Ensures all quality checks are completed to maintain compliance with company and industry standards.
• Collaborates with the quality control team to maintain compliance with company and industry standards.
• Supports and helps implement all related quality control initiatives.
• Works closely with the engineering and quality control teams to address any operational issues and improve production processes
• Operates all equipment/gauges and to relieve machine operators during breaks and lunches.
• Provides feedback on mold design and assist tool and die makers to dial in each mold for optimal cycle time and quality.
• Trains and advises junior technicians.
• Promotes, complies, and ensures operations and company safety procedures and practices are followed.
• Recommends new policies and procedures.
• Customizes process parameters based on product specifications and past experience.
• Monitors production schedules to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment.
• Coordinate with production supervisors and other departments to meet operational goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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