The successful candidate must be able to multitask in a diversified work environment, should have a minimum of 5 years' experience of ‘hands-on' injection mold maintenance and similar experience dealing in plastic polymers. Qualifications required:
- Must have a minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing environment
- Must have ability to use tool room equipment such as grinders and mills
- Must be capable of working on molds and making tight tolerances parts
- Must able to comprehend part and tool prints
- Injection mold dis-assemble/assembly and perform general mold maintenance
- Self-motivated, good organizational skill, team player
- Must be able to follow safety guidelines on the production floor
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair tooling problems on the production floor, identify and implement tooling improvements
- 5+ years' hands-on work experience in Injection Molding
- Die maker or machinist certificate
- Continuous Improvement experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in an ISO 9001:2008 certified company
Essential functions and responsibilities:
- Perform problem-solving to develop corrective actions for customer issues or to initiate continuous improvement
- Repairs and re-builds injection molds by arranging for welding and rework, machining, polishing and finishing to required surface finish
- Fits and assembles parts and tests completed molds for proper operation
- Verifies conformance of repaired injection molds or related tooling to specification by checking dimension, clearances and alignments using various test equipment, consistently working to close tolerances
- Able to read and understand mold drawings * Recommend mold design changes
- Keep inventory of spare parts at an appropriate level and well organized
- Operates a variety of machine tools, such as drill press, surface grinder to prescribed dimension and surface finish. May cut, mill, grind or otherwise repair work piece to prescribed dimension and finish
- Operates crane to remove and/or relocate molds to specific workstations/areas
- Have a valid Forklift license
- Provides general maintenance and cleanup of all Tool room equipment
- Participates in Continuous Improvement and assists in its implementation on an on-going basis
- Proficient in written and verbal communication skills
- Coordinate tooling and equipment availability, repair and maintenance
- Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions
- Maintain positive employee relations and adhere to Company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices
- Coordinate with outside vendors regarding maintenance and repair for tooling and equipment
- Implement and manage all maintenance functions, including but not limited to preventive, corrective and emergency maintenance on all injection molding equipment
- Maintains product safety, legality, regulatory compliance and quality systems
- Report any potential food safety, legality, quality, or food defense concerns to the plant manager or quality personnel
- Follow all documented Good Manufacturing Practices
- Must follow all company policies and procedures
Non-essential skills and experience:
Success factors/job competencies:
- Team player
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to manage projects and follow through
Physical demands and work environment:
- Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls: reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Work environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee is/or may be exposed to high noise levels that require hearing protection. Employee may also be required to wear safety glasses and/or safety gloves.
Performance standards:
- 30,60,90-day Assessment
- Annual performance appraisal