Injection Molding Maintenance Technician

Cheer Pack Careers • West Bridgewater, MA

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About The Position

P osition summary: The Molding Maintenance Technician is responsible for complex mold maintenance, must be able to perform a wide range of tool room operations connected with the maintenance, repair and alteration of molds and injection molding equipment. The successful candidate must be able to multitask in a diversified work environment, should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of ‘hands-on’ injection mold maintenance and similar experience dealing in plastic polymers. Qualifications required: Must have a minimum of 2 years in a manufacturing environment Ability to use tool room equipment such as grinders and mills a plus Must be capable of working on molds handling/fitting tight tolerance parts Must be able to comprehend part and tool prints Injection molds dis-assembly/assembly and perform general mold maintenance Self-motivated, good organizational skills, team player Must be able to follow safety guidelines on the production floor Troubleshoot, Diagnose, and repair tooling problems on the production floor, identify and implement tooling improvements 2 years of hands-on work experience in Injection Molding Continuous Improvement experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in an ISO 9001:2008 certified company Essential functions and responsibilities: Perform problem-solving to develop corrective actions for customer issues or to initiate continuous improvement Repairs and re-builds injection molds by arranging for welding and rework, machining, polishing, and finishing to required surface finish Fits and assembles parts and tests completed molds for proper operation Verify conformance of repaired injection molds or related tooling to specification by checking dimensions, clearances and alignments using various test equipment, consistently working to close tolerances Ability to read and understand mold drawings Recommend mold design changes Operates crane to remove and/or relocate molds to specific workstations/areas Provides general maintenance and cleanup of all Tool room equipment Participates in Continuous Improvement and assists in its implementation on an on-going basis Proficient in written and verbal communication skills Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions Maintain positive employee relations and adhere to Company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices Assist the SR Molding Maintenance Technician in implementing and managing all maintenance functions, Maintain product safety, legality, regulatory compliance, and quality systems Report on any potential food safety, legality, quality, or food defense concerns to the plant manager or quality personnel Follow all documented G ood M anufacturing P ractices Must follow all company policies and procedures Non-essential skills and experience: Other duties as required Success factors/job competencies: Report to work on scheduled days on time Must be able to change the schedule to meet the needs of production and engineering Ability to work with little supervision Good attitude Willingness to ascertain new skills Physical demands and work environment: Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls: reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Work environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee is/or may be exposed to high noise levels that require hearing protection. Employee may also be required to wear safety glasses and/or safety gloves. Performance standards: 30,60,90-day Assessment Annual performance appraisal

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 2 years in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to use tool room equipment such as grinders and mills a plus
• Must be capable of working on molds handling/fitting tight tolerance parts
• Must be able to comprehend part and tool prints
• Injection molds dis-assembly/assembly and perform general mold maintenance
• Self-motivated, good organizational skills, team player
• Must be able to follow safety guidelines on the production floor
• Troubleshoot, Diagnose, and repair tooling problems on the production floor, identify and implement tooling improvements
• 2 years of hands-on work experience in Injection Molding
• Continuous Improvement experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in an ISO 9001:2008 certified company
• Report to work on scheduled days on time
• Must be able to change the schedule to meet the needs of production and engineering
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Good attitude
• Willingness to ascertain new skills

Responsibilities

• Perform problem-solving to develop corrective actions for customer issues or to initiate continuous improvement
• Repairs and re-builds injection molds by arranging for welding and rework, machining, polishing, and finishing to required surface finish
• Fits and assembles parts and tests completed molds for proper operation
• Verify conformance of repaired injection molds or related tooling to specification by checking dimensions, clearances and alignments using various test equipment, consistently working to close tolerances
• Ability to read and understand mold drawings
• Recommend mold design changes
• Operates crane to remove and/or relocate molds to specific workstations/areas
• Provides general maintenance and cleanup of all Tool room equipment
• Participates in Continuous Improvement and assists in its implementation on an on-going basis
• Proficient in written and verbal communication skills
• Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions
• Maintain positive employee relations and adhere to Company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices
• Assist the SR Molding Maintenance Technician in implementing and managing all maintenance functions
• Maintain product safety, legality, regulatory compliance, and quality systems
• Report on any potential food safety, legality, quality, or food defense concerns to the plant manager or quality personnel
• Follow all documented G ood M anufacturing P ractices
• Must follow all company policies and procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed