Manufacturing Process Technician

MAU is hiring a Manufacturing Process Technician for our client in Suwanee, GA. As a Manufacturing Process Technician, you'll set up, maintain, and troubleshoot one-shot and two-shot injection molding processes to support quality, performance, and productivity. This is a direct-hire opportunity.

Benefits Package

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Required Education and Experience

• 3+ years of experience with setups and troubleshooting issues such as flash and short shots in a plastic injection molding environment
• 3 - 5+ years of process technician experience
• 5 - 7+ years of maintenance or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with two-shot molding and overmolding

Preferred Education and Experience

• Injection mold setup apprenticeship (highly desirable)
• Injection molding and high-speed assembly or packaging experience

General Requirements

• Ability to perform preventive maintenance (PM) on production molds, including mold cleaning, minor mold and machine maintenance, and proper greasing of tools
• Ability to program and troubleshoot 3-axis robots and automation systems
• Lean manufacturing culture orientation
• Team-oriented and self-motivated

Essential Functions

• Set up, modify, and maintain process parameters for one-shot and two-shot injection molding processes.
• Troubleshoot injection molding and automation processes for quality, performance, and productivity problems.
• Perform setup, startup, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of injection molding presses, auxiliary equipment, and secondary production equipment, keeping safety and quality as the top priorities.
• Make machine adjustments independently within allowable parameters.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and minor repairs on all production equipment on assigned lines, including molds, tools, and peripheral production equipment.
• Monitor measuring equipment in a cost-oriented, quality-oriented, and timely way.
• Direct and coordinate all quality assurance issues to improve quality and cost.
• Support the acceptability of new and existing company products, focusing on quality while maintaining cost effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to customer specifications.
• Accurately document all records related to downtime, production, scrap, repairs, process deviations, and more.
• Identify and recommend improvements, and support all company continuous improvement activities.
• Work with plant leadership, setup, and maintenance to implement improvements.
• Sustain the 5S program in production cells, support team members, and report repeat variation to leadership.
• Follow the processes and procedures in the IMH.
• Maintain cleanliness, tidiness, work safety, and environmental protection in your work area.
• Help identify nonconforming product and rework it as needed.
• Mentor team members and serve as a technical resource for new team members learning technical functions.
• Work safely, follow all safety policies, and actively support the safe work of others and the safety of the overall environment.
• Perform other support work as requested by plant leadership to help the team succeed.
• Assist with other team members' duties, including covering breaks.

MAU Workforce Solutions is an innovative global company with extensive experience providing solutions for success in staffing, recruiting, technology and outsourcing to our clients, employees, and applicants. Headquartered in Augusta, GA since 1973, MAU is a family and minority-owned company offering better processes and better people to create efficiencies and greater profits for our clients. Our relationships with world-class companies, our training programs and our culture of family allow MAU to offer better results, better jobs, and better lives to those who work with us.

All Applicants must submit to background check and drug screening

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position

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