Mfg Indirect - Process Technician

Main Purpose of Job

This is a highly independent and responsible position. The Process Technician will service injection‑molding machines, auxiliary, and processing equipment. Strong troubleshooting skills required. Responsible for mold changes, set‑up, and process troubleshooting.

• Support and uphold the Viant Values:
  Customer Oriented, Integrity, Servant Leadership, Own It, Teamwork, and Be Agile.
• Treat employees with dignity and respect.
• Put safety first. Ensure employees are working safely and all safety measures and procedures are being met and followed, including good housekeeping.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Set‑up, start, and process shoot injection‑molding machines in accordance with standard work.
• Ensure all secondary equipment is set‑up and running accurately.
• Diagnose production problems and make adjustments.
• Document changes to cycles and job log during set‑up and start‑up.
• Communicate and repair all malfunctions of equipment or tooling to the proper support department.
• Complete Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) on assigned equipment.
• Complete all documentation pertaining to injection molding machine set‑up and tool cleaning/prepping.
• Ensure molds are cleaned/prepped and tagged/staged properly per standard work.
• Use strong problem‑solving skills to troubleshoot molding machines and auxiliary equipment. Determine the root cause of machine alarms and make all necessary adjustments and tool or machine repair recommendations.
• Ensure production times are met.
• Check and complete all paperwork associated with the set‑up and adjustments of tooling, machines, and auxiliary equipment.
• Ensure compliance with all associated procedures applicable to the manufacturing process.
• Communicate best practice to other team members and shifts.
• Ability to work off shift and overtime.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to multi‑task and work in a fast paced work environment.
• Man machines as needed to fulfil production needs and customer requirements.
• Other duties as assigned to help drive our Vision, Mission, and Values.

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Education through Apprenticeship, Vocational Program, or Technical College preferred.
• Injection Molding Process Technician experience preferred.
• Experience in Injection Molding, Basic CNC Machining, EDM Operation, and Tool and Die Repair preferred.
• Experience in medical molding operations and robots a plus.
• Be knowledgeable with all equipment, tools, and measuring instruments associated with measuring cycles.
• Knowledgeable of processing characteristics of different types of materials (PET, PP, PVC, etc.).
• Experience in cGMP, 5S, ISO
  13485 preferred.
• Process troubleshooting and root cause analysis required.
• Familiarity with clean room operations and requirements.

Associates are rated on a scale of 0 (no knowledge) to 3 (subject matter expert, with a total number of 68 skills.

Associates are level 1 if points total 0‑70, level 2 if points total 71‑150 and level 3 if points total 151‑204.

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work as a team

Heavy work:
Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or exerting up to 200 pounds of force occasionally.

Must wear bump cap while working on factory floor.

Team Member is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and or operation or machines (including inspection) using measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts at a distance close to the eyes.

Maintenance Setting

Team Member is subject to inside environmental conditions: protections from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change.

Team Member is subject to noise: there is sufficient noise to cause worker to shout out in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Team Member is subject to hazards:
Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts and moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.

Team Member is subject to oils:
There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

Viant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Viant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.