Molding Technician II 6:00am - 6:00pm Rotating Shift C

Merit Medical Systems•South Jordan, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides an advanced level of mold setup services, detail, and problem-solving. It develops solutions and alternatives to assigned molding problems. At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

Requirements

Education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma.
Six years of molding experience, with two of those years in molding machine and tooling set-up.
Ability to understand materials and processes, problem sources, and the correction required.
Ability to learn about and remember key information about parts molded in the department.
Detail oriented.
Good manual dexterity and the ability to perform manual tasks requiring some fine motor skills.
Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
Demonstrated team player attributes.
Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database, and other applicable software programs.

Nice To Haves

Troubleshoot molding process problems
Blue print/schematic comprehension
Machine tool usage
Equipment and component repair
Equipment/tooling set-up/starting
Mold cleaning/greasing/changes
Mold insert and core changes
Part documentation/maintenance
Molded parts parameter processing
Personnel training

Responsibilities

Ensures valid processes on mold machines, auxiliary equipment, and robots.
Ensures that correct materials are utilized, safety checks are performed, and that room organization and cleanliness is maintained.
Troubleshoots throughout the molding process to ensure maximum machine utilization, production, and quality.
Perform safety checks, cleaning of molds, greasing, and other various maintenance tasks.
Reads blue prints, electrical schematics, hydraulic schematics, and ladder logic.
Changes inserts and cores as required.
Recommends improvements to molds and equipment.
Trains molding operators in the safe operation of machines and equipment.
Ensure that documents are filled out correctly.
Stop production if there is a problem with the product, personnel safety, or potential damage to the equipment and/or tool and process.
Ensures that safety and housekeeping policies are followed.
Ensures that Engineering and maintenance standards and procedures are followed.
Ensures Molding MPS, GPS, QAP, and standard operating procedures are followed.
Assists supervisor in their absence by assigning work and ensuring the proper and efficient completion of assignments and processes.
Provides supervisor input regarding employee work performance.
May assist Mold Engineers in testing of repaired tools and/or the validation of new tools.
Performs other related duties and tasks as required.