Molding Technician - SIGN ON BONUS!!!

Phillips Medisize; Menomonie (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips-Medisize in Menomonie, WI, seeks a Molding Technician to set up, operate, and maintain molding processes, ensuring production targets and quality while maintaining tooling changeover efficiency.

You will work with molding process engineering and Quality teams, performing mold setup, monitoring cycle times, inspecting parts, and contributing to continuous improvement and successful production execution.

Qualifications

• Experience of risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
• Experience in machine setup and process troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Set up molds, tooling, and process parameters for production readiness.
• Run molds and monitor cycle times, quality standards, and process consistency.
• Inspect machined parts off mold for dimensional accuracy, cosmetic quality, and functional requirements.
• Maintain resin inventory and ensure proper material handling and traceability.
• Make adjustments to optimize quality and reduce defects in the injection molding process.
• Maintain spare tooling inventory and support tooling organization and readiness.
• Perform preventive maintenance on molding machines and auxiliary equipment to minimize downtime.
• Perform mold cleans on tools when populated in the system.

Skills

Risk mitigation

Machine setup

Process troubleshooting

Tools

Mold setup tools

Job description

Overview

The Molding Technician is responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining molding processes to achieve production, quality, and defect targets while maintaining efficient tooling changeover times. This role requires expertise in mold setup, insert placement, process monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure consistent part quality and process stability. The technician works closely with molding process engineering and Quality teams, providing hands-on technical knowledge and process feedback to support continuous improvement, process development, and successful production execution.

What You Will Do

• Mold parts using metal injection processes and take direct responsibility for handling tooling and injection molds through to placement of finished parts for the customer (packaging and shipping).
• Install and set up molds, tooling, and required process parameters for production readiness.
• Run molds while monitoring cycle times, quality standards, and process consistency.
• Inspect parts off mold to verify dimensional accuracy, cosmetic quality, and functional requirements.
• Maintain resin inventory and ensure proper material handling, and traceability.
• Make necessary adjustments for the injection molding process and operation to optimize quality and reduce defects.
• Maintain spare tooling inventory and support tooling organization and readiness.
• Equipment repair and parts grinding processing.
• Perform preventive maintenance on molding machines and auxiliary equipment to minimize downtime.
• Perform mold cleans on tools when populated in the system to do so.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience of risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
• Experience in machine setup and process troubleshooting.

What Will Put You Ahead

• DOE (Design of Experiments).
• 2-5 years of experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• This role does not qualify for VISA Sponsorship.
• In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Molex company, Phillips-Medisize mobilizes and deploys specialized capabilities and services across highly regulated industries, including health care, regulated consumer, automotive and defense. We design, develop and create innovative and life-changing medical technologies for millions of people around the globe.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf