Setup Technician

Setup Technician

Your Impact. Our Legacy.
At Bemis Manufacturing Company, you're not just joining a team-you're becoming part of a family that's been crafting innovation, quality, and tradition for over 120 years. Rooted in Sheboygan Falls, WI, we're driven by a commitment to creating products that make a difference in everyday life while fostering an environment where our employees can thrive, grow, and achieve their personal and professional goals.

When you join Bemis, you're stepping into a workplace where your ideas are valued, your contributions are recognized, and your potential is limitless. We believe in empowering individuals to make meaningful impacts-on our products, our customers, and our community. Together, we'll shape the future while honoring our legacy.

Are you ready to make your mark and build a career that truly matters? Join us at Bemis Manufacturing Company, where your passion meets purpose.

Position Summary:

This position encompasses the range of activity necessary to strengthen our position as a leader in the field of injection molding. In order to attain efficient performance, the incumbent must be capable of performing the functions related to the proper setup of all existing molds, machines, cycles, and other equipment and materials including automation, as well as understanding of the theory of Injection Molding and the chemistry of plastics. The incumbent should constantly demonstrate the ability to provide long-term engineering solutions to problems, as well as timesaving or cost reducing concepts through the use of statistics or other tools.


The incumbent must be familiar with electrical and hydraulic systems, able to read blueprints, troubleshoot and correct failures, assist maintenance and engineers, and direct or assist with major and minor maintenance of machinery and auxiliary equipment.


Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide the efficient, safe utilization of molding machines, auxiliaries, robots, and the operators workstation.
• Instruct and familiarize other employees with the setup and safe overall operation of all molding equipment and tooling.
• Work closely with engineering and management in the development and testing of new molds, materials, machinery, and other equipment.
• Maintain detailed documentation of all setups and malfunctions, thus providing opportunities for improvement for the respective systems.
• Diagnose and correct molding problems and machinery malfunctions.
• Assist in maintaining good housekeeping practices through the department
• Provide direction for Technical and Production Setup after they have exhausted their efforts.
• Recommend and analyze statistical improvements to tooling and equipment, initiating SPC during product development.
• Participate and/or lead in activities such as new product development meetings, tool or equipment review meetings, statistical process projects, and manpower development and selection teams.
• Will be an innovative individual who readily understands ideas and concepts and has demonstrated the ability to contribute to along-term engineering solutions to problems as well as time saving or cost reducing concepts.
• Responsible for developing and providing direction for lower level personnel, sampling new tooling, equipment and materials and via the use of statistical process control - identifying root cause of the problem and instituting permanent corrections.
• Will possess and demonstrate the highest quality skills as a technician and leader, able to work effectively with a cross section of people in the organization working under minimal and multiple supervision, supervising subordinates, dealing with engineers, maintenance, customers, suppliers, and other managers or employees.
• Will be an excellent communicator, oral and written.
• Will remain current with state-of-the art technology

Skills & Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent

This position may be filled at another level in the job family depending on candidates experience level.

Bemis Manufacturing Company does not offer employment-based sponsorship for work authorization, including H-1B, TN, or any other visa status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.