Tooling Technician IV

SIG•Peachtree City, GA

About The Position

SUMMARY OF ROLE: 8-hour M-F The Tooling Tech is primarily responsible for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of all injection tooling. This position will support continuous improvement activities through the development and fabrication of components to improve safety, process reliability or eliminate scrap. The Process Engineer fulfills the responsibilities of this role when vacant. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: As an at-will employer, SIG (formerly Scholle IPN) reserves the right to add to or modify this list to the extent it deems necessary. Molding Department Completion of Paulson Training, Practical Injection Molding Basic section with an 80% or higher grade Must be able to demonstrate and show an understanding of the Paulson PIM Basic training skills in a production environment. Proper identification of the different parts and types of injection molding machines and how they work. Proper identification of the parts of an injection mold and how they work. Identify how different conditions affect the molding process. Any other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
5 to 10+ years if injection tooling experience required.
Ability to maintain good, positive, cordial working relationships with all personnel.
Ability to work with others in a way that elicits their cooperation and support.
Ability to read and interpret technical documents and information.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.
Basic computer skills required.
Knowledge of quality control procedures, good manufacturing practices and team development.
Good organizational skills.
Paulson Training Preferred
Must be able to move and/or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally
Frequently standing, walking and sitting
Frequently required the use of hands to finger, feel, reach or handle machinery
Frequently bend, stoop and reach
Visual Acuity (VA)

Responsibilities

Manage mould PM schedule.
Responsible for achieving and tracking On Time Completion % PM metric
Track and audit spare parts inventory
Order spare parts based on immediate needs and inventory needs
Execute short- and long-term projects assigned by management.
Disassemble and reassemble Hot Runner, valve gate, and mould systems.
PM Hot Runner systems
Inspect Hot Runner systems for damage and/or malfunction.
Understand and rebuild valve gate systems.
Diagnose heating issues on Hot Runner systems.
Read and interpret electrical diagrams for Hot Runner systems.
Ability to diagnose and repair mould defects.
Diagnose or determine if part defect is mould or process related.
The ability to create SOC’s for new and existing tooling if SOC’s are not available.
Show an in-depth knowledge of advanced process troubleshooting to correct part/quality defects.
The ability to troubleshoot, repair valve gate, hot runner, and hot runner controller issues.
Ability to run an FAT at toolmaker.
Work with tooling vendors to complete refurbishments, upgrades, or repairs to moulds.
Determine process parameters for new or altered moulds.
Train Level 1, 2 and 3 mould and tooling techs.
Identify what controls the moulded part properties.
Show and understanding of moulded parts strand orientation and how it affects strength
Any other duties as assignedVerify that the appropriate SOC is posted at each machine for the tool currently in the machine.
Any other duties assigned by management.