Precision Injection Mold Setup Technician (1st Shift)

Dynomax Inc; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) Plan with company match

Paid holidays, vacation days, PTO

Optional FSA

Identity Theft Protection

Optional Short Term Disability

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance

Job summary

Dynomax Inc. is a family-owned manufacturer of high-precision molded components since 1986 and is seeking an Injection Mold Set-Up Technician to join our 1st Shift team.

You will read setup sheets, position and secure molds, set machine controls, and verify correct operation before start-up. In this hands-on role, you will inspect parts for defects, adjust machines for optimal flow and curing, and support auxiliary equipment maintenance.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of automation systems and equipment
• Injection molding set-up experience

Responsibilities

• The Injection Mold Set-Up Technician will read specifications sheet to determine machine set-up and prescribed settings and verify correct set-up of molds, presses, and auxiliary equipment before machine start up
• Position, align, and secure assembled mold or mold components, and machine accessories, onto machine using hoist, power tools and hand tools
• Set machine controls to regulate specified machine pressure and plastic curing time and other parameters per set-up sheet and adjust machine to coordinate flow of plastic and coolant to molds
• Measure and visually inspect product for surface and dimensional defects using a microscope, micrometer, and other gages.
• Set-up and adjust automatic compression, injection, or transfer machines used to mold plastic materials specified to shape, following drawings, and utilizing knowledge of machine functions
• Obtain mold approval for first article molds
• Assist with the set-up and maintenance of auxiliary equipment, including granulators, conveyors, liquid temperature controls, and mold electrical controls

Skills

Automation systems

Injection molding

Job description

Dynomax Inc. is a family-owned manufacturer of high-precision molded components since 1986 and is seeking an Injection Mold Set-Up Technician to join our 1st Shift team.

You will read setup sheets, position and secure molds, set machine controls, and verify correct operation before start-up. In this hands-on role, you will inspect parts for defects, adjust machines for optimal flow and curing, and support auxiliary equipment maintenance.