Process Technician

US_ORB_4000 ORBIS Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ORBIS Corporation in Menasha, Wisconsin, is seeking a 2nd Shift Injection Molding Technician. You will assist in the setup of injection molding machines, molds, and materials, and help optimize the molding process.

Responsibilities include starting presses, diagnosing issues, ensuring cycle times match documentation, maintaining quality, and promoting a safe, clean manufacturing floor for all personnel.

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical school (or equivalent).
• Three to six months related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resources with the shift foreman to meet production schedules.
• Start up machines and diagnose molding process problems.
• Optimize injection molding processes with various resins.
• Ensure presses run the documented cycle times.
• Maintain quality and a safe manufacturing floor for personnel.
• Communicate issues to all relevant teams.

Skills

Injection molding

Troubleshooting

Quality focus

Safety awareness

Team communication

Education

One-year certificate from college or technical school

Three to six months related experience

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Injection molding equipment

Job description

ABOUT US (AND OUR EXCITING FUTURE)

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies. Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here. Join us and become part of the power behind possible.

About The Opportunity

Under direct supervision of the shift foreman assists in coordinating the setup of injection molding machines, molds, materials, and their processes.

2nd Shift: 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Responsibilities and Duties

• Coordinates, with shift foreman resources to efficiently and effectively meet prescribed schedules, line ups.
• Perform machine starts ups and diagnose and correct problems with the molding process.
• Optimize and troubleshoot complex injection molding processes using a wide variety of engineered and commodity type resins.
• Ensure presses are running correct cycle times and match what is documented.
• Provides knowledge and expertise of injection molding regarding materials, injection mold tools and support equipment.
• Communicates with all appropriate parties any and all issues relating to the manufacturing floor.
• Enforces and promotes quality production of parts and assemblies to meet customer satisfaction.
• Insures a safe and clean work environment for all plant personnel.
• Maintains and identifies production counts, verifies against production work release.
• Enforces and adheres to all manufacturing and company policies and procedures.
• Strives to be a team player and brings a positive attitude towards company policies, procedures, etc.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as directed.
• Empowerment to take responsibility for the quality of work performed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities as assigned may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning; assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• In conjunction with Shift Supervisor, supervises all production employees on their shift.

Quality Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• One-year certificate from college or technical school
• Three to six months related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Attributes

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Our culture

Our culture, based on a history of family ownership, encourages employees to create, collaborate, support communities, and build meaningful careers. We believe there’s strength in diversity and that our people are the power behind possible. Equity, inclusion and diversity, workplace safety, and sustainability are values that are woven into the fabric of everything we do.

Our mission and background

Two companies, one vision. Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe. Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online. Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability. Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries. Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you’ll have opportunities to grow. The possibilities are endless. The power is yours.

Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.