Injection Molding Equipment Reliability Technician

Thogus Products Company; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thogus Products Company in Avon Lake, Ohio, seeks a skilled maintenance technician to investigate equipment issues and apply strategic troubleshooting to determine root causes. You will deploy preventative maintenance and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems on injection molding machines and support equipment, including robotics and automation cells.

The role focuses on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement, with training and mentoring of junior technicians

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and repairing complex manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot across mechanical, electrical, and fluid power systems.
• Familiarity with safety regulations and preventive maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspects machines and equipment to locate malfunctions.
• Uses Plan-Do-Check-Act methods for troubleshooting on the floor.
• Disassembles and reassembles machines to access problem areas.
• Inspects parts for wear and misalignment; replaces worn components.
• Locates damaged pipes and installs new hydraulic or air lines.
• Starts and tests equipment after repair to minimize downtime.
• Documents findings and repairs; trains others on maintenance tasks.
• Performs routine and preventive maintenance on machines and automation cells.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Pneumatics experience

Hydraulics experience

Pneumatics troubleshooting

Industrial electrical experience

Industrial electrical systems

Hydraulic systems & components

Injection molding experience

Blueprint reading

Tools

ERP software

Power tools

Industrial robots

Injection molding machines

Job description

• Conducts investigations into suspect manufacturing equipment and applies strategic troubleshooting methods to determine root cause of machine failures
• Deploys preventative maintenance actions and performs needed repairs to either maintain and/or improve performance of all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components of injection molding machines and support equipment, material handling systems and automated systems included robotics and custom manufacturing cells.
• Responsible for general building and facilities repair and maintenance including critical systems related to manufacturing facility controls.

Position Overview

• Conducts investigations into suspect manufacturing equipment and applies strategic troubleshooting methods to determine root cause of machine failures
• Deploys preventative maintenance actions and performs needed repairs to either maintain and/or improve performance of all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components of injection molding machines and support equipment, material handling systems and automated systems included robotics and custom manufacturing cells.
• Responsible for general building and facilities repair and maintenance including critical systems related to manufacturing facility controls.

Essential Job Functions

• Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Deploys Plan-Do-Check-Act methodologies for troubleshooting issues on the manufacturing floor.
  • Conduct maintenance in a proactive manner to determine proper root cause of failures to ensure adequate solutions are deployed to resolve the critical failure and/or problem.
• Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas.
• Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system.
• Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipe.
• Starts/Restarts all manufacturing equipment to test operation following repair prior to releasing equipment to production. This should be done to measure the success of the repair and to minimize downtime of the manufacturing equipment.
• Repairs broken parts and/or determines best course for finding replacement components.
• Performs routine and preventive maintenance to machines, auxiliary equipment including automation cells and building facilities.
• Responsible for following all safety regulations.
• Performs safety inspections on all manufacturing equipment and the facility.
• Provides insight and recommendations of potential machine risks for human or equipment safety.
• Documents findings during preventative maintenance activity and repair activities on manufacturing equipment.
• Assist in maintenance activities related to tooling and production equipment in preparation for use in applications.
• Ability to train, mentor and coach other technical team members in functional job activities related to maintenance and repair
• Regular and punctual attendance. Be here, on time, ready to work each day.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed to support the success of the organization
  

You Should Be Proficient In

• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Pneumatics Experience
• Hydraulics Experience
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Industrial Electrical Experience
• Industrial Electrical Systems
• Hydraulic Systems & Components
• Injection Molding Experience
• Blueprint Reading

Machines & Technologies You'll Use

• HVAC Systems
• Injection Molding Machine (Toshiba, Arburg, Engel, Nissei, Sumitomo)
• Power Tools
• ERP Software
• Industrial Robot