Setup Tech (Die/Mold Setter) - 1st Shift

TriMas Corporation•Clinton Township, MI

14d•$21 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for 1st Shift: 7:30am-4pm. Preparing injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment and setting molds into machines. This includes setting barrel heats, process, robot, end of arm tooling (EOAT), nozzle replacement and any connections (water, air or hydraulic) lines. Pulling existing mold from press and place all equipment not used into proper location. Support material handler responsibilities. Fill out all necessary paperwork.

Requirements

High School Education or Equivalent (GED)
Safely and best practices on mold setup.
One to three months on the job training; is required for the assignment.
Good disciplinary standing is a must to be considered for position or training.

Responsibilities

Read operator and setup instructions. Fully understand the function of the mold, such as hydraulic core sequence, water diagram, etc.
Setting barrel heats, after ensuring that IMM is purged out of previous material.
Clean mold’s back plates (clamping surface) and platens before and after each mold change.
Installation and removal of molds in accordance to the established procedures.
Use of crane in accordance with the established procedures.
Install all related connections needed for a mold change.
Install pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical signals, hot runner, RJG, cores, without damaging them, verifying for leaks and proper signal relation.
Ability to follow water line diagram, if needed, fill out water diagram.
Ensure all water lines are connected, flow verified, and safety locks installed.
If needed hydraulic and/or pneumatic lines are connected and tested for proper function.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment for all employees by performing your assigned duties
Complete required paperwork and any necessary documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
Maintain all working areas to be free of any trip hazards, removal of all the unused component from the surrounding area of the IMM when completing the mold changes.
Fill hoppers with material using a ladder and bucket and/or automatic feeder to ensure continuous production of all production running Injection Molding Machines, which include the monitoring of the Dryers making sure that these don’t run out of resin, cleaning or replacing the filters in the dryers, and logging all resin used or loaded into dryers.
Complete required paperwork (dryer slips, labels, material receipts, C of C’s) and any necessary documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
Collection and weight of all purges when these are ready to be moved.
Utilize fork truck and manual conveyance systems to maintain proper control of direct materials from incoming, in process, and warehouse locations.
Issue and return resin and molds to proper rack locations and record properly in ERP system.