Operator Technician III (800D) - Molding (Government)
The Operator Technician III is responsible for the startup, operation and TPM maintenance of molding and assembly equipment and the packaging of molded and/or assembled components per company and customer specifications.
Responsibilities:
- Support and maintain all policies of the company including but not limited to ISO Standards, Health and Safety. Requirements, Continuous Improvement, GMP and standard work procedures.
- Maintain clean work space and 5S Standards in work area.
- Complete visual inspection of product per production specification for defects.
- Report identified visual defects to Supervisor or Process Technician.
- Package & label product per customer specification.
- Enter daily production and scrap data into Mattec.
- Operate Assembly or package equipment as required per product specifications and/or work instructions.
- Perform mold changeovers.
- Load the validated master cycle parameters into the Injection Molding machine at each startup.
- Load programs into and align automated and robotic systems.
- Ensure Injection Molding machines are running to standard and ensuring product quality meets specification at each startup.
- Start and stop Injection Molding equipment after initial start-up.
- Answer Injection Molding equipment alarms.
- Troubleshoot Injection Molding and automated assembly processes.
- Clean injection molds as required per work instructions.
- Perform color changes and material lots as required, and complete traceability documentation.
- Complete production and workstation documentation as required.
- Maintain Lean initiatives and participate in lean projects.
- Retrieve required documentation out of TMS to assist with quality related decisions.
- Provide suggestions and take active role in Process Improvements to eliminate non-value added activity.
- Complete Assembly and auxiliary equipment (TPM) Total Productive Maintenance activities.
- Complete Injection Molding equipment and mold (TPM) Total Preventative Maintenance activities.
- Responsible for Kanban system associate with work cell to insure materials are properly staged.
- Perform Scale set-up and operation of scales.
- Complete cycle checklist.
- Complete LRPs, including opening and closing of lots, ensuring all paperwork is mistake free.
- Utilize SAP to manage LRP labels and documents.
- Perform line clearances as required.
- Provide support to Production Supervisor as needed.
- Perform LOTO (lock out/tag out) of any unsafe equipment.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma, GED or Injection Molding Machine Experience required
- Basic math skills
- PC Skills
- Works in a clean manufacturing and warehouse environment that may include moderate noise levels
- Able to frequently lift up to 35 lbs
