PROCESS TECHNICIAN - EBM
Actively Hiring – Immediate Openings
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1-2 years of experience or training.
- Working knowledge and understanding of the molding process, molds, and machinery.
- Familiarity with all relevant controlled documents, preventative maintenance task lists, and equipment manuals which pertain to operation of all equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Vocational or trade school in related trade
- 2-3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment using Plastic Injection or Extrusion Blow Molding mold presses.
Position Details
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Shift: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shift
Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Extrusion Technician to join our manufacturing team. In this role, you will operate and maintain extrusion machinery to produce high-quality plastic extrusions, ensuring efficiency, safety, and product consistency. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the production of essential plastic components used across multiple sectors.
Responsibilities
- Perform and maintain safe and efficient tool and machine set-up, operation, and process capabilities to meet customer on-time delivery and quality expectations.
- Perform start-ups including completion of all required quality management system documentation.
- Troubleshoot quality/part issues by confirming plastic conditions and performing root cause analysis to determine true root causes
- Verify process parameters prior to start up and assure process is running to validated parameters.
- Identify machine problems and communicate to maintenance as required.
- Use logical reasoning to resolve mold issues.
- Work with other molding team members to keep equipment running during breaks and callouts.
- Operate multi-cavity Extrusion Blow Molding (EBM) and Injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment to manufacture products which conform to quality specifications, at the rated output.
- Perform thorough product inspections and make appropriate decisions relative to product quality requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects.
- Document process parameters.
- Follow all required Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
- Assist in training team members in the work cell to drive optimum performance.
- Work flexible shifts and overtime as needed and maintain reliable attendance.