Injection Molding Process Specialist

Permian Plastics, LLC; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Permian Plastics, LLC is seeking a Plastic Injection Process Technician to support our injection molding operations in O’Fallon, Missouri. The role focuses on maintaining stable, efficient molding processes while troubleshooting production issues, improving performance, and ensuring safe production of quality parts.

Responsibilities include setting up and monitoring processes, reducing scrap, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implement improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in plastic injection molding.
• Working knowledge of injection molding processes, materials, molds, and related production equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot molding defects and identify processing adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Set up, start up, monitor, and adjust injection molding processes to maintain quality, efficiency, and consistent production.
• Troubleshoot molding defects, process variation, equipment concerns, and production interruptions.
• Sample new molds and assist in identifying process or tooling refinements necessary to achieve production requirements.
• Monitor cycle times, scrap rates, and overall process performance and recommend improvements when targets are not being achieved.
• Optimize molding processes to improve efficiency, reduce scrap, and support production goals.
• Document optimized processes and maintain accurate process and set-up information, including mold temperatures, water configurations, hot sprue settings, nozzle information, ejector settings, and common processing issues and solutions.
• Identify tooling, maintenance, material, or equipment concerns and communicate or submit appropriate work requests when issues are identified.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Tooling to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Provide processing expertise, technical guidance, and support to production employees and leadership.
• Follow and support all company safety, quality, and operating standards.
• Identify opportunities for improved equipment, technology, processes, safety, efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Maintain tools and work areas in a safe and organized condition.
• As an individual contributor, provide operational guidance and backup support for shift supervision when coverage is needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Permian Plastics, LLC is seeking a Plastic Injection Process Technician to support our injection molding operations in O’Fallon, Missouri. The role focuses on maintaining stable, efficient molding processes while troubleshooting production issues, improving performance, and ensuring safe production of quality parts.

Responsibilities include setting up and monitoring processes, reducing scrap, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implement improvements.