Senior Moulding Processing Technician

Resonaite; Belleville; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Belleville, Ontario is looking for a technical support specialist for their injection moulding department. Responsibilities include providing technical support, supporting new program designs, and continuously improving equipment performance. Candidates should have a Grade 12 diploma or equivalent, a valid driver's license, and relevant experience in automotive manufacturing. Strong analytical skills and the ability to operate injection moulding machinery are essential.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 diploma, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in automotive manufacturing is an asset.
• Valid driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing technical support for moulding equipment.
• Support design and launch of new programs.
• Involvement with cross-functional teams on PFMEA and control plans.
• Implement error proofing on equipment.

Skills

Operation of injection moulding machine

Understanding of injection moulding process

Technical problem analysis

Interpersonal skills

Ability to read 3D CAD drawings

Education

Grade 12 diploma or equivalent

College Technical Education Diploma in Engineering

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for ongoing technical support and continuous improvement of existing and new moulding equipment, for the injection moulding machine and all auxiliary pieces of equipment.
• Support the design and launch of all new programs, developing processes and delivering developed processes to moulding team for assessment, and following through to full part and process validation.
• Report on project status (A3 format) for all scrap reductions and cycle time saving.
• Involvement with a cross functional team to develop and maintain PFMEA’s and control plans.
• Implement and maintain error proofing and detection on equipment to protect customers from exposure to issues that would compromise the finished product.
• Audit and locate opportunities for continuous improvement on moulding baseline parameters, general machine and process performance.
• Ensure that all process baseline parameters are followed by auditing daily.
• Provide technical support of the processes and equipment in Moulding departments to minimize/prevent recurring downtime issues.
• Ensure that root cause is determined for moulded part quality issues.
• Focus on and drive the mindset of continuous improvement throughout the department.
• Ensure that all equipment and process capacities are being maximized to achieve performance and give direction in this area as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12 diploma, or equivalent preferred
• Valid driver’s license preferred
• Related experience as a process/coating or moulding technical position, or College Technical Education Diploma in Engineering preferred.
• Prior experience in an automotive manufacturing environment is an asset.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrated ability in operation of any injection moulding machine and robot, as well as all auxiliary equipment that pertains to the moulding department.
• Demonstrated understanding of the injection moulding process, with examples of experience to support full comprehension of the process.
• Solid ability to analyze technical problems and drive the solution process to root cause.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, ability to initiate and follow tasks through to completion.
• Experience in reading/comprehension of 3D CAD and machine, or part related drawings.
• Proven track record for performance and attendance in existing position.
• Understand, or ability to learn APQP process.
• Ability to work with numbers with a high degree of accuracy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing/walking/climbing/kneeling on a regular basis.
• Ability to efficiently move around on the production floor.
• Ability to bend, twist, lift and reach.
• Ability to work at a computer workstation and learn to operate basic spreadsheets in Excel.
• Ability to work shift work including overtime, as required.
• Ability to lift maximum 50lbs periodically.

Location: Belleville, Ontario