Injection Molding Process Technician

Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Position Description At Sunstar Americas, Inc.
, we firmly believe that our people are the foundation of our success.
We foster a collaborative, innovative, and agile culture that ensures we deliver high-quality, innovative products to consumers and oral care professionals.
Our team-oriented approach encourages creative thinking and nurtures a positive work environment and productive relationships.
With dedication, hard work, and a shared vision, we can continue to make SAI a leader in our industry.
Join us and become part of our global team, where together, we can achieve success and contribute to a better future.
Why Work at Sunstar? Sunstar’s mission is to enhance the health and well-being of people everywhere via its four business areas: mouth and body, health and beauty, healthy home, safety and technology.
Position Summary: Support Injection Molding Manager and Manufacturing floor to perform duties which include set up, changeover and maintaining molds.
Essential Job Functions: Work from work orders, standard operating procedures and instructions: Review production run with all shifts to determine unusual conditions, equipment functioning and production levels.
Monitor molding equipment and robotics to ensure quality standards met and production cycle time maintained.
Troubleshoot production or quality problems such as excess flash, discoloration or short fills, make necessary adjustments to materials or equipment settings and notify Team Leader of situation.
Perform changeovers and support setups: Insert changes, set programming to control robotics and set speeds.
Clean molds as needed.
Communicate with machine and mold maintenance departments daily to keep repairs and preventive maintenance up-to-date.
Fill out maintenance work orders to initiate necessary repairs.
Complete required production and inspection reports.
Follow safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition.
Ability to gather data, analyze and communicate with Management.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Proven experience as an Injection Molding Process Technician or in a similar role within the injection molding industry.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to apply injection molding principles to identify and resolve process-related issues.
Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on precision, accuracy, and quality.
Make improvements to molding process to reduce cycle times to the lowest time possible without sacrificing part quality.
Work with Production to improve mold change over times eliminating all waste during the internal and external change over elements.
Prepare and maintain molding process workbooks.
Education High School Diploma or equivalent.
RJG or Equivalent training.
Knowledge/Experience Use mathematics together with the analytical use of computerized programming.
Equivalent to 1 to 2 years applied trades training on a particular or specialized occupation, requiring knowledge of injection molding.
Experience with hand tools is required.
Skills Proper set up of automated equipment programming.
Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills Communication skills: Written and Oral Abilities Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
Attention to Detail Listening Ability to make sound judgment decisions Diversified work.
Perform duties to set up, changeover and maintain the injection molding operations.
Exercise judgment to troubleshoot production and quality problems, within the limitations of standard methods and procedures.
Ability to stand for long periods of time.
Injection Molding Process Technician (Job Code: TEC21023) Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c)