Injection Molding Process Tech

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary:

The Injection Molding Process Technician ensures that tools are installed and removed from presses in a safe and timely manner and that all machine settings are correct for the particular process currently running.

Candidates needing relocation assistance will be considered.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate machine process, make adjustments within process tolerance and recommend any changes for improved efficiencies to the Molding Process Engineer.
• Continually monitor all processes related to injection molding.
• Analyze and resolve any process problems. Resolve any product non-conformity issues that may arise per quality standard.
• Assist the Molding Process Engineer in the set-up and start-up of new tools and resins for trials.
• Optimizing robot programs to minimize cycle time, and adhere to gripper confirmation standards for injection molding process.

Environmental, Health & Safety:

• Support the protection of the environment, personal safety, prevention of pollution and the continual improvement of the Environmental Management System.
• Providing leadership to Engineering team in preventing accident and ensure compliance with OSHA and EPA/TCEQ standards. This includes continuously monitor the workplace for hazardous environmental, health, and safety conditions.
• Ensure environmental, health and safety hazards are corrected, eliminated or guarded as related to Engineering team
• Assisting in the investigation of accidents.
• Having the authority to: Stop and prevent unsafe actions; stop the use of unsafe equipment and tools, stop work and/or have employees leave a work area
• Ability to participate in investigation of near misses and other environmental/safety-related incidents that have occurred
• Ensure that all department related incident reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner

Education and Experience:

• Degree in a technical field of study. High School Degree or GED with experience will also be considered. Must have experience processing plastics and setting tools as well as knowledge of automation systems and controls.
• Work experience combined with current related schooling will be considered. 5 years minimum injection molding experience required. Experience with large tonnage injection molding (1500 ton +) is preferred.
• Husky and Haitian machine experiece is a plus but not required. Automotive injection molding experience is preferred.
• Sepro and Husky robot programming is preferred.
• Must be familiar with MS Office

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