Senior Process Technician

Description

Founded by the Channell family in 1922, Channell is a global designer, manufacturer, and seller of outside plant infrastructure equipment. The markets served by Channell are Telecommunications, Municipalities, Internet Service Providers, Wireless, Water, Power, and CATV, among others.  Major product lines include a complete line of thermoplastic and metal fabricated enclosures, fiber optic cable connection and management systems and high performance below grade vaults.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Injection Molding Process Technician is responsible for setting up, optimizing, and troubleshooting injection molding processes to ensure high-quality production. This role involves working with production teams, maintenance, and engineering to improve efficiency, reduce scrap, and maintain consistent quality standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in injection molding, machine setup, and process improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Set up and start injection molding machines, including installing molds, adjusting parameters, and verifying part quality
• Optimize molding processes to improve cycle time, minimize defects, and enhance productivity
• Diagnose and resolve processing issues such as flash, short shots, warping, and dimensional inconsistencies
• Conduct regular process audits and recommend corrective actions
• Train and mentor junior technicians and machine operators on best practices
• Start up and shut down of the molding machines
• Operate forklift to do mold changes
• Use forklift to move and organize molds
• Ensure proper documentation of machine settings, process changes, and maintenance activities
• Responsible for the operation, repair, and maintenance of high-volume molding machines
• Monitor production quantities for color change, mold change and product completions
• Execute all activities within the scope of approved procedures and sets priorities necessary to accomplish pre-determined goals base on production needs
• Monitor scrap being produced from process and effect changes needed to eliminate root cause of scrap
• Maintain acceptable level of housekeeping by 5S standards in the assigned work area
• Promote, attain, and maintain safety, quality, and environmental awareness and requirements in the area of responsibility
• Identify and resolve issues in the assigned working area related to equipment, machines, personnel, process, training, and materials, which conflict in obtaining maximum quality of production and efficiencies
• Provide recommendations to engineering about process improvement opportunities for processes, practices, equipment, performance, and efficiency of operations
• Inspect machines hourly in the assigned working area to ensure production of acceptable quality parts to prevent mass production of defective or unacceptable parts (scrap)
• Accurately report daily shift performances, which include but not limited to safety, quality, labor hours, production tickets, scrap, and first part approvals
• Must be able to troubleshoot support equipment (grinders, blenders, hopper loaders, and chillers
• Inform Production Lead, where necessary, of all events affecting the flow of production
• Communicate with on-coming team members with respect to shift performance and scrap
• Take action to promptly correct or remove all workplace hazards
• Duties as assigned by management

ABILITY TO/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Must understand and follow all departmental safety rules
• Understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• ISO sections pertaining to the position

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 10 years of related molding plastics processing and maintenance experience preferred
• Experience in machine start-up and shutdown. Knowledge of basic machine functions
• Ability to lift up to 30 / 50 pounds
• Basic data entry
• Submit to background check, pre-employment drug screen

• Pass work physical and lift test
• High School graduate or GED equivalent
• Must be able to speak, read/comprehend and write in English

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:  The physical demands and working conditions requirement indicated below are examples of the demands that must be performed in carrying out the essential job functions.

Physical Demands:  Standing, sitting and walking (up to continuously); bend/stoop, twist neck and torso (frequently); reach, hold, grasp, push, pull, lift/carry raw material, finished product, tools and machinery up to 30 / 50 pounds (frequently); use seeing, hearing, and speaking.

Working Conditions:  Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures.