Position Summary:

Responsible for assisting in tasks and duties as directed by the Plastics Engineer. Provides support for critical projects. Develops technical knowledge and leadership skills for future career. Will work on the production floor with injection molding machinery and be responsible for assisting with the sample of new molds, the optimization and documentation of a recommended process, and be an integral member of the Project Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with process engineer to develop processes for new tools. Processes will be developed using Scientific Molding Theory. Other analytical tools such as DOE’s, Shear Rate Calculations, Cooling Circuit Flow Information, MOLDFLOW Results, etc. to be utilized where applicable.
• Works with support department to ensure tools, machines and processes are optimized.
• Maintain process documentation and paperwork to support improvements and efficiency.
• Performs process audits to ensure processes are running to documented and qualified parameters.
• Works with setup technician to perform changeover of tool and end of arm tooling.
• Use statistical analysis to identify root cause and troubleshooting of daily machine, tool, automation, and production issues.