Job Description

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate ambitiously, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your dedication and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, hardworking people to join Alcon! As a Senior Injection Mold Maintenance Technician supporting our molding department, you will be trusted with setting up molds and tooling, maintaining mold bases, inspecting mold samples, and assisting in troubleshooting and improving molding tooling defects at our manufacturing site in Johns Creek, GA.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Working in a cleanroom environment to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and product quality

• Setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting injection molding equipment

• Assisting molding engineers with mold equipment and process engineering work

• Preparing mold tool setup in precision according to production order

• Measuring mold critical dimensions and troubleshooting mold or tool setup issues

• Helping set new SOPS and update existing SOPs for the mold and tool department

• Provide training if needed to other departments/or team if vital

• Completing or assisting with technical improvement projects or activities for process upgrades for better plastic mold part and lens quality

• Assisting in the installation, startup, and validation of the injection molding or tooling equipment and systems

• Advising and improving maintenance systems (preventative, corrective, predictive, and spare parts)

• Minimizing downtime and improving yield and quality

• Troubleshooting, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance for all tooling or molding equipment including technical problems in mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, or control systems

• Resolving low-yield, defect issues to molds, inserts, and tool plates

• Performing molds/inserts inspections and measurements, sometimes using a microscope, and conducting tool plate setups and cleaning

• Validating molding and tooling systems

• Calibrating with various cross-functional teams across the manufacturing facility

• Improving daily tooling inserts assembly precision

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• 3 Years of Relevant Experience

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English

• Work hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM EST – 5:00 PM EST

• Travel Requirements: 0%

• Sponsorship & Relocation: Not Available

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• A technical diploma or certification in precision engineering and injection molding

• Molding tool setup or precision engineering experience

• Must be able to perform basic molding machine fault troubleshooting

• Experience with mold flow analysis and precision measurement tools

• Ability to work in a cleanroom environment, following all cleanliness protocols and procedures

HOW TO THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!

• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!

• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

Alcon Careers:

• See your impact at alcon.com.careers

You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Systems Diagnostics & Repair
• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills
• Injection Molding Experience
• Blow Molding Experience
• Tool/Die/Mold Setup Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Injection Molding Machine
• Blow Molding Machine
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
• Rotational Molding Machine