Setup Technician - Plastic Injection Molding

Boyd; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Annual discretionary bonus

TriMet pass reimbursements

Job summary

Boyd Corporation, based in Beaverton, OR, is seeking an Injection Molding Technician to set up, operate, and troubleshoot injection mold tooling. The role requires reading blueprints, maintaining equipment, and ensuring process parameters are correctly entered into presses.

Candidates should have at least two years of injection molding experience, strong math skills, and proficiency with hand tools and basic PC use. This position is on-site with Boyd’s comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum two years of recent injection molding experience.
• Strong math skills for process verification.
• Ability to read blueprints and engineering drawings.
• Proficient with hand and power tools.
• Basic PC and internet skills.

Responsibilities

• Set up molds and troubleshoot injection mold tooling.
• Read specifications to determine machine set-up and parameter settings.
• Repair and maintain machines and auxiliary equipment using hand tools.
• Enter molding parameters in the press and monitor processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Written communication

Decision making

Time management

Attendance

Injection molding experience

Mathematics

Blueprint reading

Hand tools

PC basics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Blueprint reading

Job description

Job Description:

With over 90 years of customer-focused performance, Boyd Corporation has evolved as a market leader in engineered rubber, plastic, metal, flexible environmental sealing & energy management solutions. Boyd is a unique supplier, valuing our people as our most important resource. With our best-in-class technical sales associates, sales support service teams & field application, quality, & manufacturing engineers, Boyd offers total global solutions to enhance the performance & manufacturability of your products. Our cost-effective, tight-tolerance, global manufacturing capabilities ensure superior total landed cost as well as reliability throughout the product life cycle.

Set-up, remove and troubleshoot injection mold tooling and auxiliary equipment. Perform preventative maintenance on injection molds.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Ability to set-up molds.
• Ability to troubleshoot machine processes.
• Ability to read specifications to determine machine set-up and prescribed temperature and time settings.
• Ability to repair and maintain machines and auxiliary equipment using hand and power tools.
• Enter molding parameters in the press.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Required Skills

• Strong written/verbal communication
• Good decision-making skills
• Ability to work under time constraints with changing priorities
• Regular and predictable attendance
• At least two years recent experience in an injection molding environment
• Excellent math skills needed
• Ability to read blueprints and other engineering drawings
• Knowledge and ability to use various hand tools
• Basic PC and internet skills

Boyd is an equal opportunity employer and offers the following benefits:

• Medical (3 PPO plan options), dental, and vision insurance plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Employer-provided AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability
• Voluntary accident insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and whole life plans
• Voluntary life insurance plans
• 401k with company match
• 50% TriMet pass reimbursements
• Paid holiday, vacation, and sick time
• Annual discretionary bonus

All Job Posting Locations (Location)

Beaverton

Remote Type

EEO Statement

Boyd Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.