Process Technician

Ambrit Engineering; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Shift differential

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Santa Ana, CA is seeking a Process Technician responsible for ensuring the molding process meets requirements. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in injection molding and mechanical troubleshooting, along with experience in coaching production teams and achieving productivity goals. The position offers benefits like health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off, providing a collaborative environment focused on quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Process Technician in a manufacturing environment.
• Injection molding experience is essential, with knowledge of tool/mold setups.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train and coach production team leaders and operators.
• Review master schedule to plan and direct daily production activities.
• Ensure all work centers are compliant with quality control standards.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting skills

Injection molding processes

Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing principles

Strong communication skills

Tools

Toyo injection molding machine

Milacron injection molding machine

Toshiba injection molding machine

Arburg injection molding machine

Engel injection molding machine

Job description

We are seeking applicants with 2+ years of experience as a process technician in the plastic injection mold industry.

Shifts

• 7:45am-4:15pm

Overview

The Process Technician is responsible to ensure the molding process is being run as per processing requirements. This position requires excellent troubleshooting and mold setup skills. Can assist and coordinate daily activities of production workers engaged in operating plastic molding equipment that produce plastic molded parts. This position requires interaction with the other Shift Supervisors and Mold Techs/leads to coordinate shift operations, excellent troubleshooting skills, a thorough knowledge of the various equipment, resins and their characteristics. Provide direction for all employees and shift activities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Is responsible to, develop, train and coach production team leaders, cell leaders, operators and material personnel within the department, ensuring that they contribute to the company objectives.
• Review master schedule in order to plan, direct daily production, and ensure production and quality requirements are achieved.
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding of productivity guidelines on your shift (scrap, utilization, meeting standards).
• Ensure all work centers are running with approved cycle sheets and correct scheduled work orders.
• Assign, direct, and follow up with Production team to establish and maintain safety procedures, production, quality control standards, daily priorities, good housekeeping practices, and clean working environment.
• Verify machines are operating according to standard cycles, allowable scrap, work instructions and quality plan; ensure downtime codes and scrap codes are entered on time into IQMS.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct support teams with adjustment of machines.
• Establish and maintain good employee relations and adherence to judicious disciplinary measures when required.
• Is responsible for consistent and fair application of company policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures.
• Coordinate and direct technicians, material handlers, and leads priorities with troubleshooting and problem solving to support production schedule, and follow established action plans for processes out of range.
• Support quality control for production start-up, including limit sample approval, machine start-up, shift supervisor’s notice of quality defect, and any quality control issues that arise during the shift.
• Coordinate tooling and equipment usage, repair and maintenance to meet production schedule. Ensure work orders for maintenance or tooling issues are performed and maintained.
• Assigns and coordinate daily preventive mold cleaning for all production presses per procedure and schedule.
• Ensure established purge procedure is maintained and line clearance is performed per work instructions.
• Train production personnel to follow and sustain 5s practices, quality standards, work instructions, accurate floor dispositions, SOP’s and MRB procedures, data collection and reporting, and all other company procedures.
• Record any process changes to log when deviating from standard process and follow escalation procedure.
• Communicate shift to shift information such as, production status, quality issues and given instructions.
• Involve team leaders, cell leaders, operators, and materials personnel in a team approach to continuous improvement, 5s practices, one-piece flow, and problem solving using root-cause analysis methods.
• Provide leadership, communication and motivation to team members, promote a work environment based on teamwork, trust, confidence and accountability. Be enthusiastic and have a can-do attitude.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Process Technician in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with a focus on injection molding processes.
• Experience with Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Six Sigma certification or experience is a plus.
• Ability to conduct machine safety inspections and ensure compliance.
• Hands-on experience with machine setups for production runs.
• Injection molding experience is essential, with knowledge of tool/mold setups.
• Proficient in blueprint reading and interpretation.
• Experience operating various injection molding machines, including Toyo, Milacron, Toshiba, Arburg, and Engel.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Shift differential

You Should Be Proficient In

• Injection Molding Experience
• Tool/Die/Mold Setup Experience

Machines & Technologies You'll Use

• Injection Molding Machine (Toyo, Milacron, Toshiba, Arburg, Engel, Husky)