Process Technician

Yanfeng US Automotive Interior Systems II LLC; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng US Automotive Interior Systems II LLC is seeking a Process Technician to monitor SPC charts and process controls across injection molding and vacuum forming operations. You will troubleshoot related equipment, maintain comprehensive process documentation, and coordinate with engineering and supervision to ensure quality parts.

The role requires 1–3 years in molding/ forming and automotive experience, with a focus on process control, DOEs, and team training to support production targets.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or Equivalent.
• 1 – 3+ years of experience with injection molding and/or vacuum forming processes, or equivalent in related college courses.
• 1+ year of experience within the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret SPC charts, DartNet process controls, robot programs, and other systems to manage injection molding and vacuum forming processes.
• Troubleshoot issues related to vacuum forming, adhesive spraying, or injection molding equipment; document and communicate results to ME and Shift Supervisor.
• Maintain documentation for process equipment, reference sheets, monitoring sheets, and diagrams.
• Manage process controls for injection molding using DartNet system tools.
• Ensure products meet quality standards and supervise related processes for proper controls.
• Schedule routine and preventative maintenance to minimize production disruption.
• Analyze operations for improvements and run DOEs and launch samples.
• Assist Production Supervisors in training associates for line operation and process controls.
• Monitor mold change programs and first-shot checks to ensure proper methods for quality parts.
• Coordinate plant-wide training efforts to improve skills in production, quality, and safety.

Skills

Process monitoring

Troubleshooting

DOE execution

Manufacturing training

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

DartNet system

Robot programs

DartNet templates

Job description

Job Summary:

Continuously monitor process parameters required to produce the highest quality parts with the least amount of scrap. Maintains and interprets SPC charts, DartNet process controls, robot programs, and other systems to manage the injection molding and vacuum forming processes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for troubleshooting any issues related to the vacuum forming, adhesive spraying, or injection molding processes, or the associated equipment. Documents and communicates with other Process Technicians, ME, and Shift Supervisor results of problem solving, and any deviations from established methods or procedures that may be necessary to resolve specific issues.
• Maintain documentation for process equipment such as reference sheets, monitoring sheets, waterline diagrams, gate seals, rheology graphs, robot programs, adhesive spray patterns, Dart Net templates, etc.
• Manage process controls for the injection molding using Dart Net system tools
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of acceptable quality standards established by the quality department to insure maximum production of saleable parts
• Systematically check all variables to insure best possible balance of quality and quantity under specific prevailing conditions. Supervises the adhesive spray, vacuum forming, and injection molding process to ensure proper controls are being maintained.
• Schedule both routine and preventative maintenance of the equipment to have the least possible adverse effect on production schedules
• Analyze operations for possible improvements in methods, procedures, or design. Recommend such improvements to the ME. Run all DOEs and launch samples.
• Assist the Production Supervisors in training of the associates for line operation, and monitoring what the associates will be required to complete as part of the process controls
• Responsible for monitoring Maintenance Technician mold change program loading and set‑ups, as well as Operator inspecting and verifying the first shot checks to assure proper methods were followed to produce a quality part
• Other duties as requested by your manager/supervisor
• Co-coordinates with Operations training efforts of the plant through training and programs designed to improve team member skills in production, quality and safety.

Requirements:

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• 1 – 3+ Year of Experience with injection molding and or vacuum forming processes, or the equivalent in related college courses.
• 1 +Years of Experience within the automotive industry