Process Technician

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New Albany Indiana

Reporting To: Process Engineer

Complete assigned responsibilities as a process technician on the manufacturing floor. This applies to all new tool follow-up/ process monitoring for production tooling and cell lay-out functions on the manufacturing floor as per plant’s T.S.16949 and ISO
14001-E.M.S. systems.

• 1. Process mold presses to ensure cycle time standard, quality standard and job packet specs are correct.
• 2. Assist with mold changes, color changes and material changes when needed and directed by supervisor.
• 3. Cleanliness / appearance of plant "5S".
• 4. Perform basic maintenance functions as needed.
• 5. Train operators and mold setters on startup and shutdown of press when applicable, also cleaning of molds.
• 6. Develop and instill a teamwork attitude and culture.
• 7. Follow the direction of supervision and/or plant management.
• 8. Verify operation of secondary equipment.
• 9. Verify scrap pieces, validate and report.
• 10. Perform process verification documentation once per shift and/or during process change.
• 11. Maintain a workable knowledge of and the ability to operate all the controls of a mold press, auxiliary equipment and robots safely and correctly.
• 12. Understand mold press technical terms and abbreviations.
• 13. Verify set up sheets, route sheets and quality control documents.
• 14. Verify mold temperature, injection time, pressure, melt and dryer settings for repeatability/scrap reduction.

Minimum 5 years experience in injection molding industry, with at least 2 1/2 years of experience operating a mold press and 2 years of mold set up experience.

Skills
-Must have excellent reading and comprehension skills, excellent math skills in the areas of Applied Math. Must have excellent problem-solving skills and be able to deal with time demands. Must have knowledge of Metrology, blue print reading, quality control concepts/techniques, process controls, and advanced knowledge of mold shop materials. Must have excellent statistical process control skills. Must be skilled in manufacturing plastic products, fluid power systems, and metallurgy.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance