Production Technician: Mold Setup & Maintenance

VetJobs; Seymour (IN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Silgan Plastics in Seymour, Indiana is seeking a Manufacturing Technician to promote safe operations and produce finished goods that meet customer specifications. The role covers maintenance, parameter verification, and compliance with all safety policies on Silgan Plastics equipment.

The technician will support cycle times, participate in change-overs, and perform light maintenance and mold cleanup as directed, contributing to overall throughput and quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School or GED.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe working environment.
• Understands and adheres to all Silgan safety policies and procedures to prevent injury to self and co-workers.
• Produce finished goods that meet or exceed our customers’ requirements and specifications, and to produce these finished goods at optimum cycle times for efficient throughput.
• Repair and / or provide information to the maintenance dept, to verify that production parameters are being met and the tabulation of variable parameters of gram weight, S-1 dimensions, wall distribution, leak detection, and drop testing.
• Provide information for shift notes, problems encountered, corrective actions taken, machine setting readings all on provided forms.
• Maintain best cycle, blow, exhaust and dry cycle times while maintaining effective throughput of regrind material.
• Delegated duties for production change-overs related to labels, sleeves, weights, color, resin, and box on all blow molding equipment and all production support equipment, auxiliary equipment.
• Acquire the skills and knowledge to efficiently operate, troubleshoot, repair and maintain the manufacturing equipment of Silgan Plastics.
• Provide labor for mold clean up, set up and minor preventative maintenance as directed by the Supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Silgan Plastics in Seymour, Indiana is seeking a Manufacturing Technician to promote safe operations and produce finished goods that meet customer specifications. The role covers maintenance, parameter verification, and compliance with all safety policies on Silgan Plastics equipment.

The technician will support cycle times, participate in change-overs, and perform light maintenance and mold cleanup as directed, contributing to overall throughput and quality.