General Objective
The machine tech is responsible to see that all equipment and materials are in place to support the manufacturing team, with the ultimate goal of timely delivery of quality parts.
Organizational Relationships:
Reports to: Production Manager
Job Requirements:
- Must be a full time employee
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalency, associate’s degree preferred
- Must maintain an attendance record of 98% or better
- Must be 18 years of age
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language
- Ability to use and read measuring devices (i.e. micrometer, calipers, etc.)
- Minimum of 5 years injection molding technical experience
- Meet all Machine Technician 1 requirements and skills
- At least 1 year experience in support automation preferred
- Must have the ability to obtain Ess Tec forklift and overhead crane licenses within 30 days.
- Must have practical experience and knowledge of engineering thermoplastics and injection molding related equipment.
- Must have a mechanical aptitude and make sound judgements
- Must be able to prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities
- Must maintain a proven track record of appropriate process / work cell improvements including documentation and justification of need and driving follow-through
- Must be capable of working with computers, smartphones, MES systems.
- Must understand and promote adherence to company rules, procedures and methods to actively support and promote corporate vision, culture and goals
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
- Ensure all necessary equipment and materials are ready, and in place, to support manufacturing requirements.
- Ensure all necessary equipment and components are in good working order prior to need. Including but not limited to hoses, fittings electrical fittings, clamps bolts etc.
- Communicate with other technicians at shift overlap to ensure technical support is consistent from shift to shift.
- Collaborate and work with the shift leadership, materials technicians, and quality technicians to meet the shift production schedule.
- Work in a safe manner so personal safety, equipment safety, and part quality are not jeopardized.
- Set up injection molding work cell to instructions, including, but not limited to: injection molds, robots, packaging equipment, conveyors, inspection equipment, material handling equipment, hot runners, cooling systems.
- Install end of arm tooling, verify tooling is production ready, and replace components if needed.
- Load programs on injection molding machines, robots and other automation equipment.
- Be familiar with each material being processed and how to use it safely and properly as well as demonstrate understanding of how it responds to process changes.
- Understand all equipment being used including hydraulics, electrical, pneumatic, heating/cooling, and controls systems to understand how each works and how to use them properly and safely.
- Troubleshoot injection molding machines, robots, molds, and automation equipment.
- Interact with engineering as needed to support continuous improvement and ensure adequacy of documentation.
- Effectively adjust molding machine and robot setting within established guidelines
- Clean injection molds including high polish, specialty finishes, and textured surfaces
- Clean equipment in work cell to maintain our clean orderly work environment.
- Request maintenance support if needed to maintain safe and clean working equipment.
- Support maintenance with tasks such as starting, stopping, or cycling equipment to ensure safe effective resolution to maintenance issues
- Communicate clearly and effectively through verbal, written, and electronic communication
- Capable of performing a start up and / or shut down of the plant.
- Interact and provide technical assistance and mentoring to Machine Technician Level 1 employees.
- Responsible for knowing the Quality Policy Statement and how his/her job supports the statement and quality objectives.
- Understand and follow Ess Tec procedures, systems, work rules and policies.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. There may be exposure to any number of elements but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable. The noise decibel level in the production area is below the threshold that requires wearing hearing protection.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
The employee is required to spend the majority of the day on their feet, standing and walking from one location to another. Employee is frequently required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Continuous mental and visual attention required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Eyesight correctable to 20/20 is required.
