PROCESS TECH

Job Description

Job Description

We are experiencing a tremendous amount of growth in our Mora, MN Facility.

We are an injection molding company that services the Food, Consumer Goods, Dispensers, and Appliance industries. A career with Commercial Plastics (CP) is full of opportunity to teach and learn from your colleagues, you will have plenty of chances to grow professionally. You will also enjoy a friendly, clean, and encouraging workplace, you will not just be another employee – you will be an integral member of the Team.

Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Company sponsored STD & LTD Insurance

• 401 (k) Match

• Paid holidays

• Paid vacation

• Paid Sick Time

2nd Shift: 3pm-11pm 

3rd Shift: 11pm-7am 

Key Accountabilities (results expected to achieve) :

• Meet or exceed plant goals for press startups, downtime reduction, scrap reduction and press optimization 

Key Responsibilities (tasks that you do to achieve the accountabilities) : 

• Ensures company standards for safety, quality and customer satisfaction are met or exceeded 
• Performs start up on standard process by following master cycles to make acceptable start up results
• Ensures Quality at the Source by read and understanding all quality work instructions before being starting up any press
• Work with Machine Operators and Quality Team to ensure molded components meet requirements and make appropriate adjustments as needed with accurate documentation 
• Follows established policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ISO and company standards  
• Monitors Process Control Boards to ensure process good health, standard cycle efficiency and acceptable scrap rates
• Ensures work cell is set up properly for job flow before press is started 
• Troubleshoots molding process issues and responds to basic processing issues.
• Makes changes to processes to ensure quality parts
• Purges material from molding machines
• Shuts down molding machines and established shutdown procedures
• Performs basic robot programming functions with proper documentation (i.e.: set up sheets)
• Sets up and adjusts settings per process sheet for secondary operations auxiliary equipment
• Provides technical support to Machine Operators
• Monitors processes when there is excessive scrap and resolves issue after troubleshooting
• When assigned a startup, communicate with Supervisor or Lead of any issues causing delay in the press start up
• Any starts taking longer than one hour must be communicated to Supervisors and Leads to ensure a plan to proceed to made
• Communicates with Supervisor or Lead when project assignments are completed
• Process Technician covering bells or alerts for Operators who have presses down, must be prompt to calls and must ask for assistance from the supervisor when falling behind on correcting issues
• Validates set up is correct
• Assists with set up and mold transfers
• Answers and responds to all machine alarms
• Operates forklift, hoist, and overhead crane

• Performs all other assignments as required

Qualities for Success:

• 1+ years injection molding experience 
• Previous Set Up Technician experience
• Previous Process Technician experience preferred
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with touch screens
• Must be able to read and comprehend English
• Prioritizes tasks and responsibilities 
• Effective communicator
• Intermediate math skills with the ability to do calculations
• Understands core sequences 
• Able to work overtime hours according to business need
• Must be able to follow and understand processing and molding parameters and master cycles
• Pays close attention to detail and makes accuracy a priority
• Follows directions and procedures
• Demonstrates problem solving skills
• Willingness to help others and be a technical resource
• Mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge of hand tools and what they are used for
• Basic knowledge of hydraulics
• Able to identify good and bad parts
• Knowledge of different materials
• Dedicated to safety for self and others
• Forklift certificate (ability to receive certificate with company training
• Problem solver; able to troubleshoot issues independently or escalate when necessary; sense of accountability and sound professional judgement
• Experience managing projects
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and able to work with and direct others
• Experience using MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint

Physical & Mental Demands: 

• Able to lift 55 lbs up to shoulder height daily on an on-going basis without assistance
• Able to lift 50 lbs above head occasionally 
• Push, pull, bend, twist, and stoop on an on-going basis
• Grip and hold parts and hand tools continuously (8 hours)
• Use miscellaneous hand tools including manual, pneumatic, and powered
• Ability to work with small parts down to a bolt size of ¼” in diameter
• Good hand and wrist dexterity 
• Visually inspect all parts 
• Stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Must be able to handle extremely heavy items with equipment such as forklifts, cranes, and hoist
• Occasionally ascends/descends ladders to work on machinery
• Crawl into tight spaces daily (1-2 hours)