Die Setter - 1st Shift

Overview

Join our dynamic manufacturing team as a Die Setter on the first shift, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the efficient setup and operation of die equipment used in metal forming and fabrication processes. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with advanced machinery, including stamping presses, CNC machines, and forming equipment, contributing directly to high-quality production. Your expertise will help maintain safety standards, optimize machine performance, and uphold precision in every part produced.

Duties

• Set up and operate plastic injection molding machines to mold thermoplastic parts.
• Observe continuous operation of injection molding machines to ensure that parts meet specifications and to detect any machine malfunctions or product defects, making adjustments as necessary.
• Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments and completing first-off – last off documents.
• Position and secure molds in machines, and make all required connections to operate tool safely. Ensure all auxiliary equipment is set to the correct settings per the baselines.
• Removal of tool from molding machine and prepare for next job.
• Maintain best operating parameters (baselines) for tool and make any adjustments required to cycle the tool automatically. Follow proper deviation process if parameters adjusted outside tolerance.
• Perform maintenance work such as cleaning and oiling machines.
• Observe machine parameters and gauges to verify consistency of temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times, etc.
• Read specifications, blueprints, and work orders to determine setups, temperatures, and time settings required to mold plastic materials, as well as to plan production sequences.
• Adjust equipment and work piece holding fixtures, to ensure proper functioning.
• Connect water hoses to cooling systems if applicable, using hand tools.
• Operate hoists to position mold tools on storage racks, inside press or on floor.
• Preheat molding tools, plastic materials, using specified equipment.
• Select and install end of arm tooling (EOAT) or other attachments for each operation.
• Issue work orders for molding equipment or tools as required.
• Optimize process to reduce scrap and improve throughput.
• Degate and pack parts as required.
• Any other reasonable request by management.

Experience

• Injection Mold Tool Setting Experience
• Knowledge of plastic materials and process parameters for injection molding.
• Certified Overhead Crane Operator
• Experience with end of arm tooling (EOAT) set-up.
• Experience with hand tools and torque wrenches
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

This role is perfect for motivated individuals eager to develop their skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while ensuring top-tier quality standards!

Pay: $25.00 - $29.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person