Molding Maintenance Technician

Silgan Dispensing•Grandview, MO

15h

About The Position

Repairs and maintains machinery and equipment, including motors, conveyor systems, and injection molding machines. The technician observes equipment in operation, identifies potential problems, performs repairs, and tests equipment after maintenance. The role also involves machining spare parts, repairing electrical and hydraulic equipment, and installing and setting up molding machinery. Employees are expected to work safely and may be assigned other duties. Mandatory overtime is required, and the regular schedule exceeds 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. Prior injection molding experience is required.

Requirements

Prior injection molding experience is required.
One-year certificate from a college or technical school; or three to six months of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to written, oral, or diagram instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including standing, walking, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, sitting, bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling, squatting, crawling, and lifting or moving items weighing up to 100 pounds.
Ability to work near moving mechanical parts, with regular exposure to electrical shock risk and vibration, occasional exposure to high or precarious places and fumes or airborne particles, and usually loud noise.
Must be able to work mandatory overtime.

Responsibilities

Observe equipment in operation and evaluate potential problems for future repairs.
Dismantle equipment to access and remove defective parts.
Adjust equipment function parts and control instruments.
Repair or replace defective parts.
Install special functional and structural parts in equipment.
Lubricate and clean parts, then start equipment to test its performance.
Set up and operate a lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to repair or make spare parts.
Repair electrical equipment.
Dismantle and rebuild hydraulic cylinders, valves, and components by replacing worn parts.
Locate and repair hydraulic leaks.
Replace motors and repair and troubleshoot motor controls.
Troubleshoot and repair electric motors.
Replace conveyor belts by removing and disassembling conveyors.
Develop cost-saving ideas.
Install and set up molding machinery.
Work mandatory overtime and act safely to protect oneself and coworkers.