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Amara Industries
Injection Mold Set Up Maintenance Technician
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What they do
A Molding or Casting Worker sets up and operates machines that are used to mold and cast metal or plastic parts and products.
$43,220 / year median in Kentucky
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Responsibilities and Authority
- Perform preventive maintenance and internal repairs on injection molds and production fixtures.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair injection molds and tooling to support production requirements.
- Inspect molds for wear, damage, alignment, cooling, ejection and other conditions that may affect production or quality.
- Perform mold disassembly, cleaning, inspection, repair, reassembly and testing.
- Perform minor plant machinist duties as required, including fitting, grinding, drilling, machining and related tooling repair.
- Read and interpret tooling drawings, mechanical prints and other technical documentation as required.
- Perform maintenance and repairs on mold components, including hydraulic, pneumatic, cooling, ejection and hot-runner components, as applicable.
- Perform scheduled weekly PMs on molds in presses or out of press and document completion on PM Work Orders.
- Place PM tags on molds and maintain required mold identification.
- Complete work orders to document mold PM, repairs and other tooling work.
- Place molds in the assigned mold rack/location following established procedures.
- Identify and report mold or tooling conditions requiring additional repair or machining.
- Provide emergency back-up for mold and fixture transportation, mold setting, molding machine start-ups and maintenance as required.
- Assist Process Technicians, Maintenance, Production and Quality personnel with troubleshooting mold-related production issues.
- Assist manufacturing as required to minimize downtime and maintain production flow.
- Maintain accurate records of mold repairs, PMs and tooling activities in accordance with the Quality Management System.
- Maintain cleanliness and 5S standards in the work area and assigned tooling areas.
- Utilize required safety equipment at all times, as appropriate for the work being performed.
- Follow Lockout/Tagout and other applicable safety procedures when performing maintenance or repairs.
- Communicate between shifts to ensure a smooth turnover of tooling and maintenance information.
- Assist in the implementation of new equipment, processes, tooling and projects at Amara.
- Ensure that the requirements of the Quality Management System are met within assigned areas of responsibility.
- Have flexibility to complete other relevant duties and projects assigned by the Maintenance Supervisor or Skilled Trades Manager. Qualifications
- Minimum of three years of experience in injection mold maintenance, tool and die, mold making, tooling, or related manufacturing experience.
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Tooling and machining experience preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of injection molding and injection mold construction.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic prints.
- Ability to troubleshoot mold-related mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Ability to use precision measuring tools and common tooling/maintenance equipment.
- Forklift training.
- Overhead Crane training.
- Lockout/Tagout training.
- Good communication skills.
- Good organizational skills.
- Ability to work effectively with manufacturing, tooling, maintenance, quality and production personnel.
- On-the-job training and other required training programs. Pay Range $32.00
- $34.
Pay:
$32.00- $34.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0
- 60.