Molding Maintenance Technician Level 5
Salary: $22 - $33 per hour
Location: Columbus,
Posted: April 25 2025
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
HOW YOU WILL OUTSHINE:
- Demonstrating solid organization skills
- Being attentive to every detail
- Exercising critical thinking
- Solving problems
- Working well independently and with a team in a positive manner
- Able to present ideas in a professional manner
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Ensuring smooth operations and maintaining optimal machine integrity by:
- Independently identifying issues with equipment and taking necessary action with minimal guidance.
- Performing preventative maintenance tasks.
- Documenting work activity in Maximo reporting software.
- Following all QWI and departmental policies while performing assigned responsibilities.
- Working with vendors/contractors for quoting/ordering parts and ensuring quality outcomes.
- Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and implementing new methods to reduce equipment related down time and improving the efficiency of maintenance operation.
- Assisting more senior technicians with assigned project work.
- Assisting less senior technicians with new skills and troubleshooting.
- Accurately signing out materials on work orders.
- Attending all training sessions provided at SUS or offsite locations.
- Ensuring that PE2 maintenance area 2S 3D is maintained to standards.
- Initiating deviations.
- Participating in continuous improvement activities (DT reduction, Reject reduction, etc.).
- Assisting Engineering with special projects as needed.
- Identifying, scheduling and managing minor improvement and group activities.
- Identifying QC related issues and work with external departments to develop solutions.
- Performing (with assistance) root cause analysis and identifying countermeasure activity for PDCA items.
- Organizing and leading teams in improvement projects.
- Acting as a liaison between own and other departments.
- Supporting manufacturing by addressing problem solving issues and theorizing improvement ideas to achieve maximum machine efficiency.
- Participating in daily maintenance/repair duties to ensure machine reliability.
- Managing manufacturing downtime and implementing countermeasures based on maintenance downtime reports to ensure downtime targets are achieved.
- Writing PLC ladder logic programs and is familiar with software used by the department (vision software, scanners, etc.).
HOW YOU WILL QUALIFY:
- You have a minimum of 8 years of experience as a Molding Technician in a manufacturing environment.
- You are able to identify and repair complex technical problems in molding equipment.
- You are able to create a new setup on most machines with little or no supervision.
- You can demonstrate knowledge of departmental procedures and equipment processes.
- You can demonstrate Electrical/ Mechanical knowledge.
- You can demonstrate knowledge of Hydraulics/pneumatics.
- You can demonstrate knowledge of electrical and hydraulic print / schematic reading and interpretation.
- You can demonstrate knowledge of injection molding main principles.
- Experience rebuilding electrical/hydraulic equipment.
- You are able to use a variety of tools.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Ability to lift 40 lbs.
- General Office Environment one (1) hours per day.
- Manufacturing Environment seven (7) hours per day.
- Overnight travel may be required for training.
- Required to work overtime (unplanned and unscheduled) to meet customer or internal deadlines and requirements.
- While performing the job the position is frequently exposed to moving or mechanical parts.
- Moderate noise levels with specific areas required to wear hearing protection.
- Exposure to equipment, electric shock, conveyors and chemicals.
- Approximately 2 hours per day bending.