Manufacturing Process Technician

Manufacturing Process Technician

MAU is hiring a Manufacturing Process Technician for our client in Suwanee, GA. As a Manufacturing Process Technician, you'll set up, maintain, and troubleshoot one-shot and two-shot injection molding processes to support quality, performance, and productivity. This is a direct-hire opportunity.

Benefits Package

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Required Education and Experience

• 3+ years of experience with setups and troubleshooting issues such as flash and short shots in a plastic injection molding environment
• 3 - 5+ years of process technician experience
• 5 - 7+ years of maintenance or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with two-shot molding and overmolding

Preferred Education and Experience

• Injection mold setup apprenticeship (highly desirable)
• Injection molding and high-speed assembly or packaging experience

General Requirements

• Ability to perform preventive maintenance (PM) on production molds, including mold cleaning, minor mold and machine maintenance, and proper greasing of tools
• Ability to program and troubleshoot 3-axis robots and automation systems
• Lean manufacturing culture orientation
• Team-oriented and self-motivated

Essential Functions

• Set up, modify, and maintain process parameters for one-shot and two-shot injection molding processes.
• Troubleshoot injection molding and automation processes for quality, performance, and productivity problems.
• Perform setup, startup, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of injection molding presses, auxiliary equipment, and secondary production equipment, keeping safety and quality as the top priorities.
• Make machine adjustments independently within allowable parameters.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and minor repairs on all production equipment on assigned lines, including molds, tools, and peripheral production equipment.
• Monitor measuring equipment in a cost-oriented, quality-oriented, and timely way.
• Direct and coordinate all quality assurance issues to improve quality and cost.
• Support the acceptability of new and existing company products, focusing on quality while maintaining cost effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to customer specifications.
• Accurately document all records related to downtime, production, scrap, repairs, process deviations, and more.
• Identify and recommend improvements, and support all company continuous improvement activities.
• Work with plant leadership, setup, and maintenance to implement improvements.
• Sustain the 5S program in production cells, support team members, and report repeat variation to leadership.
• Follow the processes and procedures in the IMH.
• Maintain cleanliness, tidiness, work safety, and environmental protection in your work area.
• Help identify nonconforming product and rework it as needed.
• Mentor team members and serve as a technical resource for new team members learning technical functions.
• Work safely, follow all safety policies, and actively support the safe work of others and the safety of the overall environment.
• Perform other support work as requested by plant leadership to help the team succeed.
• Assist with other team members' duties, including covering breaks.