Process Technician - Plastics; 2nd Shift

Your Role on Our Team At Milwaukee Tool, we are committed to delivering high-quality, innovative solutions to our users.

• Consistently demonstrates safety first mindset; follows all safety related processes and procedures, quickly escalates safety related concerns or issues to create a safe work environment for all employees.
• Complete injection molds and related equipment startup, shutdown, and basic setup activities for sample/production runs.
• Monitor molding machine gauges, pressures, temperatures and production processes to ensure parts meet quality standards.
• Perform routine process checks and document production data including cycle times and part quality.
• Work unsupervised while using manual and/or power equipment and tools while performing multiple tasks.
• Assist in mold changes and material changes as directed.
• Identify and report quality concerns, equipment issues, or process deviations.
• Make process adjustments to maintain product quality.
• Support troubleshooting efforts for molding defects and equipment issues to correct problem processes.
• Manage the collection and movement of recyclable materials to designated holding areas in support of efficient plant operations.
• Maintain process documentation and production records.
• Follow standardized work instructions and operating procedures.
• Maintain work area, including but not limited to, mold storage, secondary equipment storage and mold crib, per 6s facility standards without direction to reduce scrap and improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Proactively work with team members to meet the needs of the production floor.
• Ability to work overtime with advanced or little notice.
• All other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Moderate proficiency to read and communicate in English
• 2+ years of specified Molding Technician experience
• 2+ years of quality and/or troubleshooting experience in a Molding environment
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, and electronics.
• Forklift Certification (Milwaukee will train)
• Speed, Agility & Urgency
  - Quickly respond to changing priorities, production demands, and equipment issues to support scheduled production requirements while maintaining multiple tasks simultaneously with safety and quality standards.
• User Focused, Solution Driven
  - Maintain a strong attention to detail and accuracy to ensure equipment performs at the highest level of efficiency to produce quality products for a positive end user experience.
• Extreme Ownership
  - Demonstrates accountability for machine performance, product quality, safety, and work area organization by proactively identifying issues, taking action to resolve them, and seeing tasks through to completion.
• One Team Mentality
  - Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality, supporting smooth operations and team success
• Disruptive Mindset
  - Bring positive energy that motivates others while working independently or alongside a team
• Candid
  - Support a culture of transparency and accountability across the department through honest, direct feedback
• Relentless Improvement
  - The initiative to identify opportunities for process improvement, raising the standard for yourself and your team.

• The employee may be required to frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 35 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Prolonged standing and/or walking for up to 8 hours per shift
• Physically demanding that requires frequent bending, crouching, twisting, and reaching
• Regular exposure to a greasy manufacturing environment is expected
• Employees are required to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in certain work cells

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety. Milwaukee is known for its world-leading M12, M18, and MX FUEL cordless systems, the ground-breaking performance of its cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery-powered outdoor power equipment, jobsite lighting and clean-up, time-saving accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT Modular Storage Products.

The company is dedicated to delivering a steady stream of advanced, trade-specific solutions. Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co.…