Mold Setter

Perform setup, trouble-shooting and corrective actions on all processes and equipment to provide quality parts, reduce costs, improve safety and increase productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Keep work area clean and organized at all times
• Perform start up and shut down of all Injection Molding equipment, processes and related equipment
• Document process changes out of approved tolerances on LM 795.  Communicate issues to Process Engineer for root cause analysis
• Submit maintenance requests for Injection Molding equipment repairs
• Communicate with Quality, Tool Repair, and Supervisors as required to maintain production requirements
• Understand and enact all Injection Molding ISO and TS 16949 requirements
• Complete mold changes on all Injection Molding machines
• Clean hoppers and change material to bill of material specifications
• Work with production supervisor to reduce scrap and increase efficiency

Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a team environment - must display proactive initiative and self-motivated attitude working to improve processes
• Must be available for changing work hours as customer/company demands change
• Must have knowledge of Injection Molding machines, plastic resins and hot runner systems
• Working knowledge of 5S, Kaizen and lean practices (preferred)