The Mold tech will focus on conducting preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, cleaning and storage of all injection and compression molds onsite. Emphasis will be put on ensuring the molds are well maintained to facilitate production requirements and to the molds manufacturer’s specifications.
33,50$ / h + full benefits from day 1
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Find and fix root cause of injection and compression mold machine issues when machines stop working.
- Remove, install, setup, and handover fully functioning injection / compression machines as per the established schedule.
- Operate mobile material handling equipment to position machinery and parts during installation, set-up and repair or machinery.
- Inspecting, diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing all injection and compression molds
- Competently and safely use all tools and assemble and disassemble molds and operate all machine tools in a safe manner.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on all compression and injection molds up to and including stripping down, cleaning, replacing date plugs, and storing all injection / compression molds and cold runners.
- Work with other classifications of employees in various activities such as plant shut down periods, and in times when machinery is not operating to perform all vital activities to get equipment and machinery back into operation in minimum time.
- Responsible for always ensuring, that the employee will maintain as a result of their own work, good housekeeping as per the standard and for ensuring that they conduct themselves in a safe and orderly way as per the company polices and safe work practices.
- Support and follow the 5S program.
- Ensure all chemicals are disposed of in the appropriate manner as outlined on labels.
- Catalog and inventory all parts and tooling pertaining to mold service.
- Perform a variety of other tasks as assigned when required.
HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Adhere to all pertinent federal, provincial and local health and safety legislative requirementsComply with Hamilton Kent’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy as well as relevant procedures and safety rules.Immediately report any unsafe practice / condition or any accident / incident toKNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Strong Mechanical abilities / aptitudeTroubleshooting skills on molding machines are required.Knowledge of Injection molding machines in general is required.Rubber / plastics manufacturing experience is preferred.Self-motivated and results driven.Problem solving skills.Effective communicator both written and oralCOMPLEXITY & JUDGEMENT
Work involves both routine and non-routine tasks requiring different and unrelated methods within authorized limits.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
None
CONTACTS
Interacts daily with hourly and salaried employees in the Production Team, Shipping department, Operational Excellence Team, Engineering, Maintenance, Sales, Quality Control, & other internal departments within HK.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbent spends almost 100% of their time in the plant environment requiring varying degrees of physical labor. The incumbent understands, respects and adheres to the workplace Health & Safety rules and regulations. Light & Some Heavy Lifting