Molding Technician

Plastic Products Co. • Greenfield, TN

5d

About The Position

This role is responsible for various aspects of the molding process, including starting up jobs, ensuring quality standards, responding to issues, documenting changes, and performing floor duties. The position also involves training, maintaining a clean workspace, and contributing to process improvements. Safety is a key component, requiring employees to stop work if unsafe conditions arise or to improve processes and quality. Understanding the company's quality policy and general safety rules is essential.

Requirements

• Routine lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Required to walk, stand or sit up to 12 hours per day (depending on shift), with 10-to-15-minute breaks every two hours
• Good vision is required for visual inspection of material and inventory documents
• Color blind test required every 5 years
• Repetitive bending, stooping, or twisting
• Occasional reaching, kneeling
• Basic reading and writing
• Basic math skills – ability to count
• Ability to verbally communicate to many different levels within the organization
• Experience as Mold Hanger and/or Mold Assistant or Mold Technician preferred
• Job specific training
• Thorough knowledge of press, mold function and safety features
• Knowledge of all jobs, responsibilities and authorities on molding floor

Responsibilities

• Start-up jobs per documentation
• Create start-up process and check sheet
• Ensure initial parts meet all quality standards
• Respond to action forms
• Write internal work orders and ECOs
• Change process as needed with proper documentation
• Training
• Housekeeping
• Back up on all floor duties
• Process methods and quality improvements / FABW
• Stop work when unsafe situation arises and correct
• Stop work to improve process or quality
• Understand company quality policy and general safety rules for all employees
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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