Plastics Process Technician

ZipRecruiter; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned organization with over 25 years of expertise in custom plastics. As a manufacturing Processor, you will play a vital role in ensuring production schedules are met while maintaining quality and efficiency. This position offers an opportunity to work with advanced molding processes and collaborate with a dedicated team. Enjoy competitive salary, company-paid training, and a supportive work environment that values your contributions. If you're passionate about manufacturing and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company paid training including RJG/AIM certification

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Company Performance Bonus

401K with Company Match

Medical Insurance with Significant Company Contribution

PTO with Accelerated Earning

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in plastic injection mold processing required.
• Understanding of scientific molding and decoupled molding is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in manufacturing to ensure consistent production of molded products.
• Perform troubleshooting and ensure processes run at documented standards.

Skills

Scientific Molding

Troubleshooting

Process Monitoring

Decoupled Molding

Basic SPC Knowledge

Education

Technical Education in Plastics Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

Accudyn is a custom plastics and tool and die organization based in Erie, Pennsylvania that specializes in technical products and services for customers around the globe. Accudyn is family-owned and operated for over 25 years with a commitment to providing best-in-class capabilities to our customers, an exceptional employment experience to our people, and a passion for supporting our greater community.

Come Join our Team!

Here's a glimpse of What We Offer:

1. Company paid training including RJG/AIM certification
2. Competitive Salary
3. Quarterly Company Performance Bonus
4. 401K with Company Match
5. Medical Insurance with Significant Company Contribution (Medical, Dental, Vision)
6. PTO with Accelerated Earning

As a manufacturing Processor, you will be responsible for meeting production schedules in accordance with Accudyn, ISO, industry, and customer’s specifications. This shall be performed at minimum costs with optimum efficiency while ensuring quality product being manufactured in a safe manner.

How You Will Make a Difference

1. Assist in the manufacturing process and people to ensure consistent production of molded products conforming to customer specification.
2. Perform start-up of production molds to Accudyn standards which includes complete documentation and process monitoring.
3. Perform troubleshooting of problem concerns by identifying the true root cause. Make appropriate corrective action while ensuring the process remains fully decoupled if applicable.
4. Review production processes to ensure they are running at the documented process. Determine root cause if not running at standard and report (document) findings to management.
5. Develop process control limits for assigned products. Work with the quality department to ensure product capability is demonstrated with the assigned process limits.
6. Review part ejection and transfer to the operator station. Ensure process is defined to capture 100% of defect free molded product. Recommend and implement part conveying corrective action when approved by management.
7. Work with the quality department to optimize molding processes in attempt to improve cycle efficiency, product repeatability, and reduction (elimination) of scrap. Ensure optimization is documented at completion of task.
8. Assist in mold sets and in press changeovers (when required) in a safe and efficient manner.

Role Qualifications

1. Technical education in Plastics Technology or related field
2. Two or more years of experience in plastic injection mold processing or internal training
3. Must understand and be able to demonstrate the use of scientific molding in a production environment.
4. Basic SPC and/or statistics knowledge is beneficial but not required.
5. Strong working knowledge of decoupled molding.
6. Knowledge of software solutions including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Shifts Available:

***2nd: 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

This role is onsite at our Erie, PA location.

Accudyn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.