Plastic Injection Process Technician: Optimize Molding

Permian Plastics LLC; Missouri; On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Key responsibilities include setting up and monitoring molding processes, troubleshooting defects, sampling new molds, and documenting process parameters.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in plastic injection molding or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot molding defects and adjust processing.
• Capable of reading and documenting process parameters accurately.

Responsibilities

• Set up, start up, monitor, and adjust injection molding processes to maintain quality and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot defects, process variation, equipment concerns, and interruptions.
• Sample new molds and identify refinements to meet production requirements.
• Monitor cycle times, scrap, and overall process performance; suggest improvements.
• Document optimized processes and maintain mold temperatures and settings.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Tooling to resolve issues.

Skills

Injection molding

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

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

Key responsibilities include setting up and monitoring molding processes, troubleshooting defects, sampling new molds, and documenting process parameters.