**Specific Job Duties:

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• Support processes and other activities consistent with departmental expectations and goals.

• Initiate machine processes, adjust within process tolerances and recommend any changes for improved efficiencies.

• Responsible to participate in all tool changes and setup of auxiliary equipment.

• Responsible for making the proper connections to the tools (water, hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic, and electrical).

• Assist with setting up and loading material into the material delivery system as needed.

• Must be able to troubleshoot the injection presses, EOA’s, ATIs, and robots.

• Continually monitor all processes related to injection molding.

• Analyze and resolve any process problems, resolve any product non-conformity issues that may arise, and record any changes or findings correctly into monitoring log.

• Conform to the implementation of continuous process improvement in the molding department.

• Must be able to maintain and terminate flow of material to the injection presses and blenders using the automated material delivery system, or the process of manually loading.

• Responsible for correct resin / colorant conveyance to all molding presses, while maintaining the calibration, program setting, and upkeep of material hoppers and weight bins.

• Transport bins of scrap, partial resin gaylords, spent purges along with other related items or material.

• Monitor, record, track, and report silo fills, gaylord deliveries and any other related paperwork.

• Must be able to understand the mold schedule and electronic mold changeover board.

• Must be able to conduct and complete resin inventory as needed.

• Must be able to achieve and maintain crane safety certification.

• Must be able to clean material system filters, hoppers, blenders, and piping as needed.

• Must be able to maintain scrap resin granulation, weight tracking, and regrind usage.

• Maintain cleanliness of machinery and work area.

• Knowledge and use of QMS IATF16949 documents.

• Provide feedback to improve current processes to reduce non-conformances.

• Participate in QRPS’s or other problem-solving events.

• Address and / or report all hazards, defective equipment, and unsafe work conditions.

• Follow documented escalation processes for scrap, downtime, and emergencies.

• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Educational Requirements

• Associate degree in a technical field of study preferred. Three years’ work-related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree. Work experience combined with current schooling towards degree will be considered.

**Related Work Experience:

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• Three years minimum molding experience required.
• Must have experience processing plastics and setting tools.
• Knowledge of robot programming and troubleshooting a must.