Process Technician

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Coordinates, with shift foreman resources to efficiently and effectively meet prescribed schedules, line ups.
• Perform machine starts ups and diagnose and correct problems with the molding process
• Optimize and troubleshoot complex injection molding processes using a wide variety of engineered and commodity type resins.
• Ensure presses are running correct cycle times and match what is documented.
• Provides knowledge and expertise of injection molding regarding materials, injection mold tools and support equipment.
• Communicates with all appropriate parties any and all issues relating to the manufacturing floor.
• Enforces and promotes quality production of parts and assemblies to meet customer satisfaction.
• Insures a safe and clean work environment for all plant personnel.
• Maintains and identifies production counts, verifies against production work release.
• Enforces and adheres to all manufacturing and company policies and procedures.
• Strives to be a team player and brings a positive attitude towards company policies, procedures, etc.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as directed.
• Empowerment to take responsibility for the quality of work performed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities as assigned may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning; assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

In conjunction with Shift Supervisor, supervises all production employees on their shift.

Quality Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Attributes:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.