Precision Mold Technician – Injection Molding

EssilorLuxottica; Dudley (MA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

EssilorLuxottica's Dudley, MA facility seeks a full-time Injection Molding Operator to maintain and run high-precision molding equipment, ensuring top-quality lenses with minimal downtime. You will perform setup, changeovers, audits, and data entry, while coordinating with engineering and other shifts to keep operations efficient and safe.

The role emphasizes adherence to ISO procedures, meticulous documentation, and proactive participation in team goals to deliver defect-free products for

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
• Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor precision injection molding machines. Perform process setup to conform to ISO procedures.
• Perform changeovers (shutdown machine; remove mold; clean, prepare and replace inserts; restart machine)
• Perform on-line product audits. Record daily operational parameters, fill out logbooks, and enter information into computer.
• Interpret process parameters and adjust parameters to ensure product meets specifications.
• Perform mold setups (disassemble, clean and prepare, reassemble); use forklift to hang molds.
• Perform cavity checks and audits.
• Identify defects, track defective products and change inserts as needed.
• Use microscopic analysis to identify root cause of defects.
• Provide assistance to other departments as needed.
• Assist Engineering to pull molds and restart machines.
• Provide assistance to Engineering and project teams as needed.
• Provide assistance to the next shift – ensure inter-shift communication about defects and machine performance.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Manual dexterity

Plastics manufacturing experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

EssilorLuxottica's Dudley, MA facility seeks a full-time Injection Molding Operator to maintain and run high-precision molding equipment, ensuring top-quality lenses with minimal downtime. You will perform setup, changeovers, audits, and data entry, while coordinating with engineering and other shifts to keep operations efficient and safe.

The role emphasizes adherence to ISO procedures, meticulous documentation, and proactive participation in team goals to deliver defect-free products for