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Injection Molding Process Tech - 3rd Shift

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Hybrid
Plymouth, MI
Entry level
Hybrid
Plymouth, MI
Entry level
The role involves maintaining mold changeover standards, optimizing processes, ensuring quality, and performing preventative maintenance on molding equipment.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
The Mechatronics, Mirrors and Lighting group specializes in automotive technologies that are driving the future of mobility. Combining a deep systems knowledge to develop unique vehicle access experiences, intelligent visions systems and advanced automotive lighting technologies, MML's expertise light the path to innovation, safety and styling.
Job Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:

  • Maintain mould changeover standards to ensure timely results to meet production requirements and minimize equipment down-time
  • Maintaining best operating parameters
  • Initiate improvements related to process optimization and scrap reduction
  • Support continuous improvement through suggestions of long-term processing solutions and scrap reduction.
  • Drive Kanban, SOS and JES systems
  • Communicate with Process Techs shift to shift, to understand/pass-on, the current status of the operation as well as any operational issues.
  • Review and sign all communications at the beginning of the shift, i.e. Quality Alerts
  • Maintain and ensure all processes are running to baseline
  • Work with Supervisors to understand processing focus areas
  • Work with Quality group to understand acceptable level of parts quality
  • Work with engineering group to develop baseline programs, support trial efforts and implement improvement ideas
  • Ensure documentation of all processing changes
  • Perform preventative maintenance duties for all Moulding equipment and drive TPM
  • Mould installation and start-up, shut-down and removal
  • Monitor tool cleanliness and ensure tool cleaning is conducted as required
  • Submit tool maintenance requests and follow-up
  • Moulding equipment start-up and shutdown as per implemented procedures
  • Ensure correct raw material is being supplied to the moulding equipment, and proper material drying specifications are being followed
  • Troubleshooting and understanding the machine functions/setting issues
  • EOAT maintenance
  • Set up and maintain MAFACT boards
  • Implement and drive Autosystems TPS system
  • Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained
  • Assume Supervisor responsibilities when required - scrap reporting/headcount


Qualifications:

  • Completion of Secondary School diploma ( 2 or 4 year Mechanical degree)
  • Ability to learn and comprehend basic tool construction
  • Self-motivated, ability to follow-up on task through to completion
  • Initiate process optimization/performance improvements and scrap reduction
  • Ability to learn the fundamentals of process control and understand the importance of consistent application
  • Ability to learn how to properly establish a moulding process scientifically
  • Proven track record for performance and attendance in existing position
  • Crane Slinger Training
  • Mechanical and electrical aptitude (instrumentation, LDVT, pneumatics, hydraulics)
  • Strength and ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
  • Ability to learn and comprehend Microsoft Office applications
  • Strong communication skills, including technically with various departments
  • Injection molding experience preferred


Physical Demands

  • Ability to lift 50 lbs maximum periodically
  • Ability to bend, twist, lift, and reach
  • Required to perform job duties and responsibilities in a work environment with varying levels of noise and/or temperatures
  • Normal amount of sitting and standing; ability to move around an office environment and on the production floor; ability to work at a computer workstation


Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting

Top Skills

Injection Molding
MS Office

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