Mission
To operate all types of mold machines within department and specialize in the operation of these machines to produce complex and/or heavy wax pattern, soluble and gating parts. To inspect, and insure quality and dimensional integrity and adhere to P.C.P’s/S.O.P’s guidelines. To work with limited supervision.
Principal Accountabilities
- Tooling Preparation: Objective: To accurately prepare tooling dies for operation
Essential Job Functions
- Assembles, disassembles, prepares and positions tooling dies for operation; Changes, adds, removes multiple inserts to produce large, complex parts.
- Adds chills and solubles per Technique Cards.
- Works with part engineers and others to develop, test and introduce new and re‑designed tooling, methods and techniques into the production process.
- Determines molding sequence to meet production schedule, insure time and trained coverage for completion of mold and availability of necessary chills and solubles.
- Removes, cleans and stores tooling after operation.
- Performs minor repairs on tooling and machines as required.
- Mold Machine Operation: Objective: To operate complex molding machines accurately and efficiently using technique cards and established set‑up procedures to maintain quality and dimensional integrity of the product.
Essential Job Functions
- Sets up, monitors and controls mold machine functions.
- Keeps dies and/or inserts clean during molding machine operations.
- Removes wax parts from die, inspects for defects, and trims.
- Places on proper fixtures in order to maintain dimensional integrity of parts.
- Ensures proper wax supplies are maintained for mold machine operation.
- Ensures necessary and appropriate types of chillers and solubles are produced and available for creation of complex molds. If necessary, orders and produces chillers and solubles.
- Initiates and implements corrective action to resolve quality and tooling problems as needed.
- Develops and assists in tech card creation.
- Completes logs and records:
- Documents all modifications to process.
- Evaluates and maintains department supply inventory.
- Safety: Objective: to take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices.
Essential Job Functions
- Adheres to plant and department safety rules.
- Safely operates all equipment and tools.
- Identifies and reports safety problems.