Injection Molding Tech II: Troubleshooter & Leader

Lasko Products, LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lasko Products, LLC is seeking an Injection Technician to setup, monitor, and troubleshoot injection molding equipment to ensure production targets are met. You will measure parts for defects, adjust machine parameters, and communicate issues to maintenance and the next shift.

Responsibilities include root-cause analysis, scrap reporting, and ensuring quality and safety standards. Experience with Milacron/ENGEL machines up to 1000 tons and a strong teamwork mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent. Technical education/background.
• 3-5 years’ Injection Technician experience.
• Team player who demonstrates the ability to relate to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with robotics systems with ability to set-up, troubleshoot and start-up injection molding equipment.
• Familiarity with various types of plastic material and knowledge of Milacron injection molding equipment ranging up to 1000 ton capacity is also required.
• Also known on ENGEL molding machines up to 1000 ton capacity.
• Completed Scientific molding training at level II minimum.

Responsibilities

• Setup, start-up, troubleshoots, and monitors injection molding machines and related equipment to ensure production.
• Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects
• Make machine adjustments, injection pressure, and cycle times for wide range of plastic materials to ensure proper quality and function of parts
• Ensure part/material containment measures are implemented
• Troubleshoot molding problems
• Notify maintenance of any issues with any equipment, mold repair department and supervisor of any mold issues
• Watch production monitoring software for machines stopping, cycles not to standards, color changes and mold changes
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis of factors affecting overall product quality
• Enter all scrap into the production monitoring system; weigh and document all purging before disposing
• Communicate part quality issues, process issues, safety issues and resolutions to next shift
• Occasionally responsible for leading department in the absence of the shift supervisor
• Run scrap, down time reports, from monitoring system and communicate large scrap numbers and major downtime codes
• Use personal computer, dial/digital calipers, gauges, and hand tools
• Follow safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition

Skills

Results Driven

Troubleshoot molding equipment

Education

High School or equivalent. Technical education/background

3-5 years’ Injection Technician experience

Completed Scientific molding training at level II minimum.

Job description

Lasko Products, LLC is seeking an Injection Technician to setup, monitor, and troubleshoot injection molding equipment to ensure production targets are met. You will measure parts for defects, adjust machine parameters, and communicate issues to maintenance and the next shift.

Responsibilities include root-cause analysis, scrap reporting, and ensuring quality and safety standards. Experience with Milacron/ENGEL machines up to 1000 tons and a strong teamwork mindset are essential.