Molding Technician Trainee 6:00am - 6:00pm Rotating Shift A

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.•South Jordan, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides intermediate level of mold setup services, detail and problem solving. Develops solutions and alternatives to assigned molding problems. The Molding Technician Trainee ensures valid processes on mold machines, auxiliary equipment, and robots. They ensure that correct materials are utilized, safety checks are performed, and that room organization and cleanliness is maintained. This role troubleshoots throughout the molding process to ensure maximum machine utilization, production, and quality. They perform safety checks, cleaning of molds, greasing and other various maintenance tasks. The technician reads blueprints, electrical schematics, hydraulic schematics and ladder logic. They change inserts and cores as required and recommend improvements to molds and equipment. This role also trains molding operators in the safe operation of machines and equipment and ensures that documents are filled out correctly. Production is stopped if there is a problem with the product, personnel safety or potential damage to the equipment and/or tool and process. The technician ensures that safety and housekeeping policies are followed, as well as engineering and maintenance standards and procedures, and Molding MPS, GPS, QAP and standard operating procedures. Performs other related duties and tasks as required.

Requirements

Education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma.
Four years of molding experience, with one 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 computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.

Nice To Haves

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 clealiness 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 that Molding MPS, GPS, QAP and standard operating procedures are followed.
Performs other related duties and tasks as required.