• Job Description

  Req#: JP-005187093

  Injection Molding Process Technician

  $30-38/hr

  Job Description

  The Injection Molding Process Technician is responsible for setting up, optimizing, and troubleshooting injection molding processes to ensure high-quality production. This role involves working with production teams, maintenance, and engineering to improve efficiency, reduce scrap, and maintain consistent quality standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in injection molding, machine setup, and process improvement.

  Responsibilities

  • Set up and start injection molding machines, including installing molds, adjusting parameters, and verifying part quality.
  • Optimize molding processes to improve cycle time, minimize defects, and enhance productivity.
  • Diagnose and resolve processing issues such as flash, short shots, warping, and dimensional inconsistencies.
  • Conduct regular process audits and recommend corrective actions.
  • Start up and shut down molding machines.
  • Operate forklift to do mold changes and to move and organize molds.
  • Ensure proper documentation of machine settings, process changes, and maintenance activities.
  • Responsible for the operation, repair, and maintenance of high-volume molding machines.
  • Monitor production quantities for color change, mold change, and product completions.
  • Execute all activities within the scope of approved procedures and set priorities necessary to accomplish pre-determined goals based on production needs.
  • Monitor scrap being produced from the process and effect changes needed to eliminate the root cause of scrap.
  • Maintain an acceptable level of housekeeping by 5S standards in the assigned work area.
  • Promote, attain, and maintain safety, quality, and environmental awareness and requirements in the area of responsibility.
  • Identify and resolve issues in the assigned working area related to equipment, machines, personnel, process, training, and materials, which conflict in obtaining maximum quality of production and efficiencies.
  • Provide recommendations to engineering about process improvement opportunities for processes, practices, equipment, performance, and efficiency of operations.
  • Inspect machines hourly in the assigned working area to ensure production of acceptable quality parts to prevent mass production of defective or unacceptable parts (scrap).
  • Accurately report daily shift performances, which include but are not limited to safety, quality, labor hours, production tickets, scrap, and first part approvals.

  Essential Skills

  • 10+ years experience with Plastic Injection Molding.
  • 5+ years experience as a Process Technician.
  • PLC Troubleshooting.

  Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience with injection mold, process technician, PLC troubleshooting, plastic injection molding, troubleshooting, mold tooling, molding machine, mold change, and mold setup.

  Why Work Here?

  We offer a competitive salary, 401(K), health insurance, life insurance, PTO, and paid holidays.

  Work Environment

  Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures. Will be moving equipment consistently, lifting up to 50lbs throughout the day.

  Job Type & Location

  This is a Permanent position based out of Rockwall, Texas.

  Pay and Benefits

  The pay range for this position is $61200.00 - $80000.00/yr.

  Channell believe that a balance between work and home benefits employees on every level. As such, they provide a competitive compensation and benefits package that allows our family members to live diverse and rewarding lives.

  Workplace Type

  This is a fully onsite position in Rockwall,TX.

  Application Deadline

  This position is anticipated to close on Apr 18, 2025.

  About Aerotek:

  We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

  Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

  The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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