Fielding Manufacturing-Process Technician, Molding

POSITION SUMMARY

The Plastic Injection Molding Process Technician is responsible for all aspects of the molding process.

The Process Technician assists and supervises all first shift operations to meet the production schedule.

Essential duties include:

 Start-up injection molding machines and equipment at start of shift; ensure jobs are running at steady-

state within appropriate cycle times and meeting quality standard before turning over to Operators

 Direct daily operations to achieve planned production schedule; assign Operators to jobs/tasks, plan

daily workload, and fill-in roles to fill gaps as required

 Relieve Operators for scheduled breaks, as needed

 Train department employees on safety, quality, and operating procedures

 Properly communicate and document all process changes; clearly and effectively communicate

approved deviations to standard workflows

 Perform job changeovers (teardown previous and set up next job) according to standard work

procedures and changeover checklists

 Install dies safely on machines to support production changeover schedule; perform insert changes on

mold to assist the toolroom, as required

 Set up and service all work stations within the Molding Department according to established,

documented standard process parameters

 Manage raw material inventory; prepare materials for processing by blending, mixing, and/or drying

according to establish, documented standard parameters

 Ensure all product meets quality specifications during in-process inspections according to product-

specific Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)

 Ensure all product is packaged and labeled correctly per product-specific specifications

 Perform minor troubleshooting to keep jobs running to quality standards

 Optimize process parameters to achieve quality parts and improve cycle times

 Recommend and support improvement projects to continually improve processes and/or workflows

 Monitor department operations to ensure all standard procedures are followed; safety, quality, and

operational standard procedures. Take corrective action required to ensure all direct employees and

daily operations meet production and quality standards

 Purge injection molding machines and follow approved procedures to shut-down department at end of

shift

 Adhere to Fielding Manufacturing’s ISO 9001 systems to achieve quality standards and promote

operational excellence