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Injection Molding Team Leader

Position: Injection Molding Team Leader

Shift: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (3 positions)

Reports to: Manager, Injection Molding

Responsibilities:

·        Responsible for daily coordination of activities directly related to the injection molding operations, and measurement and assessment of the results.

·        Prioritize, coordinate, assign resources to, and assist with required tear-down, set-up and start-up of jobs according to established procedures and guidelines on various size injection molding machines and their associated auxiliary equipment with the goal of minimizing machine down time.

·        Review and approve changes to documented processing parameters.

·        Coordinate with appropriate management and technical resources to resolve issues.

·        Identify and initiate necessary tool and machinery maintenance.

·        Recommend changes required to part design, tool design or equipment capability to achieve acceptable quality and cost requirements.

·        Assist with all necessary quality requirements as prescribed in the Process Quality Report.

·        Perform selected preventative maintenance tasks on injection molding machines, tooling, and auxiliary equipment.

·        Perform selected data entry and reporting activities.

·        Maintain proper housekeeping practices and mold storage requirements.

·        Maintain requirements of monitoring systems to assure proper control and accountability.

·        Participate and offer input to corrective and preventive action and continuous improvement projects.

·        Perform any other duties as assigned by management.

 

Requirements

·        Comprehensive knowledge and experience with thermal plastic and engineered resins used in injection molding.

·        Comprehensive knowledge and experience with various types and sizes of injection molding machines to include mold set-up and processing.

·        Experience in mold function and modifications required to achieve proper part requirements.

·        Experience and ability to read part prints, determine critical part characteristics to assure proper processing and use an assortment of gages typical to part qualification.

·        Experience and ability to use micro-processors and auxiliary personal computers.

·        Experience and ability to perform basic mold and press maintenance and repair.

·        Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Start Date: Immediate

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