Process Technician

Thunderbird LLC•Elgin, IL

7h•$80,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Technician is responsible for optimizing production processes, implementing corrective measures for process discrepancies, and producing high-quality injection molded parts at a rate that meets company standards and customer specifications in a safe manner. Thunderbird, a family of American Manufacturing companies, is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services. They are guided by the pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation, enabling people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Process Technician preferred.
Ability to train machine operators on the necessities of their current molding operation.
Possess proper purging methods for material changes.
Possess processing skills to achieve quality parts, optimized cycle times, and scrap minimization.
Injection Molding processing experience on presses.
Experience with Paulson Training or RJG processing methods is desired.
Experience working with a variety of mold machines.
Experience working with a variety of robots for injection molding machines.
Experience working with a variety of different mold concepts (cold and hot runner systems, multi-plate molds, hyd. cores, slides, valve gates, etc.).
Experience in processing different types of custom resins.
Experienced knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice within the Medical or Food Industry.
Experience working with Decoupled Molding and an understanding of Scientific Injection Molding (SIM).
Experience working in a fast-paced operational environment with constant interaction with operators, technicians, peers, and managers.
Experience in problem-solving and troubleshooting of processes and process equipment secondary operations.
Ability to use hand tools.
Ability to read applicable instructions.

Responsibilities

Operating machine start-ups and shutdowns, performing machine adjustments, and maintaining all equipment to meet Safety and Quality requirements.
Performing process set-up of molding machines to predefined conditions and ensuring machines operate under validated parameters.
Maintaining the optimal flow of produced products.
Working closely with QC to resolve non-conforming product challenges through effective communication.
Ensuring all process parameters are within the predefined process window daily.
Reporting changing status of cycle times to scheduling.
Cleaning and setting up auxiliary equipment.
Maintaining housekeeping of machines and work area.
Consulting and working with the team supervisor on all technical issues.
Notifying persons in charge of any non-standard or sub-performance operation or mold issues and quality and safety issues.
Ensuring safety adherence.
Ensuring that established policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are understood and followed.
Participating in all training programs.