Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The Junior Process Technician is directly responsible for the setup and the correct processing of all machines and equipment to ensure to their production schedule and productivity. Also responsible for preventative maintenance and supporting direct manufacturing activities to ensure that quality parts are always produced effectively and safely.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Set up and operate a variety of material handling, molding, finishing, and assembly equipment. Examples: mold setup or cutter adjustments.
- Responsible for mold change and machine adjustments.
- Start up and shut down the molding machines.
- Operate forklift to do mold changes.
- Use forklift to move and organize molds.
- Responsible for filling out the daily process records necessary to control and maintain machine running conditions.
- Conduct minor repairs and change inserts, as necessary.
- Responsible for operating, repairing, and maintaining high-volume molding machines.
- Monitor production quantities for the color change, mold change, and product completions.
- Execute all activities within the scope of approved procedures and set priorities necessary to accomplish pre-determined goals based on production needs.
- Monitor scrap being produced from process and effect changes needed to eliminate the root cause of waste.
- 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 that conflict with obtaining maximum production quality 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 good quality parts to prevent mass production of defective or unacceptable parts (scrap).
- Accurately report daily shift performances, including 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 the Production Lead, where necessary, of all events affecting the production flow.
- Communicate with on-coming team members concerning 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 about the position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of three 3 + years of related molding plastics processing and maintenance experience preferred.
- Experience in machine start-up and shutdown.
- Knowledge of essential machine functions.
- Able to lift to 30 / 50 pounds.
- Basic data entry.
- Submit to a background check and 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 requirements indicated below are examples of the orders to carry 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.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Salary | $22–$30 |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1879 |
| Website | https://www.prysmiangroup.com/en/careers/what-we-offer/sell-it-program |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Parking, Prescription Drug Coverage, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Events, Life Insurance
About Company
Prysmian is world leader of the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, with some 19,000 employees across 50 countries worldwide.
Prysmian Group operates 10 plants in North America serving the telecom and energy markets. The Group consists of Prysmian and Draka, two of the strongest and most respected commercial brands in the industry, whose highly complementary products and services meet the needs for two distinct sectors: Telecom Cables & Systems produces optical fibers, optical cables and connectivity for video, data and voice transmission. Prysmian Group has two fiber optic manufacturing facilities in the United States covering 1.5 million square feet, including the only co-located fiber and cable facility in North America.
In our energy business, we design and produce cables and systems for the transmission and distribution of low, medium, high and extra high voltage systems. In 2009, Prysmian built the only Vertical Continuous Vulcanization line in North America in the Abbeville, SC plant. This facility is used to produce insulated high voltage cables. In addition, the group has a manufacturing facility in Prescott, Ontario to meet Canada’s power cabling needs.
A key factor in managing the Group's business is attention to sustainable development and the environment. As part of its activities, the Prysmian Group is involved in implementing management and production processes which help improve environmental sustainability and safety at work, in accordance with the guidelines of its HSE policy.
Skills
- Assembly Equipmentunmatched
- Data Entryunmatched
- Datasheetsunmatched
- English Languageunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Lift/Move 30 Poundsunmatched
- Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
- Loadersunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Mass Productionunmatched
- Molding Processesunmatched
- Physical Demandsunmatched
- Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Controlunmatched
- Production Scheduleunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Startupunmatched
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