Thermoplastics Injection Molding Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Can You Stabilize a Process and Restore Standard Fast?

If you can walk up to a Tayu vertical injection-molding cell, home a Kawasaki 6-axis robot, steady a TCU, and have parts flowing within minutes—while keeping documentation airtight—you’re who we’re looking for. You’ll produce insulator pins for handheld conducted energy devices using a tightly integrated workcell: robots, vibratory bowl feeders and runs, camera vision, a table cutter, and washer capping stations. The challenge: deliver on time, tune automation with intent, and keep the process inside control limits.

Your Challenges

1. Start-up/Shutdown Mastery
   • Pre-start safety checks: guards/interlocks, e-stops, light curtains, hot-oil lines, rotary table, and any spill/leak conditions.
   • Start-up sequence: home the Kawasaki 6-axis robot; stabilize the TCU at 320&degree;F / 160&degree;C for 20 minutes; bring barrel heats to 698&degree;F / 370&degree;C for 20 minutes; turn on the manifold for hot tip controllers at 395&degree; / 202&degree; C.
   • Apply LOTO and complete documented shutdown for press, robot, capper, and TCU.
2. Setup & Changeover Agility
   • Stage molds (MPJ 1097, MPJ 1238), EOAT, shells, pins, resin; microscopes and caliper ready; confirm Matsui dryer settings and parameters.
   • Install molds; confirm clamp plate alignment and platen cleanliness; torque clamps to specification and record values.
   • Connect TCU supply/return, leak-check, and verify temperature stability.
   • CTQ pulls at start or shift change: MPJ 1097—16 parts total (1 per cavity per side). MPJ 1238—32 parts total (2 per cavity per side). Deliver to the Quality Technician.
3. Process Window Discipline
   • Control temperature/pressure/velocity ; watch cushion, fill time, transfer position, pack pressure, and cycle time.
   • Maintain UCL/LCL; document any drift and execute reaction plans.
4. Automation Stewardship
   • Robot: home, validate safe zones, update points after mold changes.
   • Bowl feeders: tune vibration amplitude; ensure orientation rules—Work Cell 1 (MPJ 1097): MMM0161 shell + MMM0162 pin; Work Cell 2 (MPJ 1238): MMS0402 shell + MMM0162 pin; Capping Stations 1 & 2 (S01908): MPJ 1238 body + MMS0403 washer.
   • Vision system: own the dataset lifecycle—image capture, model training, periodic re-validation on Work Cells 1 and 2.
   • Table cutter: replace pads/cutters; set height via HMI with ±0.020 millimeters tolerance (MPJ1097 nominal 5.69; MPJ 1238 nominal 4.35 millimeters).
   • Capping station: calibrate height sensors; confirm cap presence and orientation.
5. Quality is the Contract
   • Travelers must be complete and current: PD-WI001-F01 (MPJ 1097), PD-WI001-F02 (MPJ 1238), PD-WI001-F03 (S01908). Initial/date each operation.
   • Every 30 minutes: caliper-based height checks; hold on any out-of-spec. Tolerances—MPJ 1097 ±0.020 mm; MPJ 1238 ±0.010 mm.
   • Microscope visual inspections per acceptance criteria; log on the appropriate documents (Traveler, Visual Inspection Sheet, Height Check Sheet).
6. First-Response Maintenance
   • Daily verifications: lube levels, leaks, heater band status, TCU temperature/flow, dryer dew point.
   • Alarm response: clear jams, reseat connectors, replace common wear parts, then document.
   • Root-cause and recover vertical press and capping-station automated controls; escalate within defined time and capture fault/cause/action/verification.
7. Materials and Data Integrity
   • Follow drying specifications (temperature/hours, dew-point targets) with sealed conveyance to the hopper for Radel material.
   • Record material lot numbers on the Traveler and in NetSuite.
   • NetSuite: enter the number of MPJ 1238 parts made; link to lot numbers for bodies, pins, resin (operations confirm, assembly build, scrap).

What It Takes

• Hands-on experience with vertical injection molding presses and integrated automation.
• Setups/changeovers, first-article inspections, and in-process control to defined limits.
• Basic robot ops (home, jog, point verification) and EOAT handling.
• Comfort with calipers and microscope; accurate records.
• LOTO proficiency and an unwavering safety ethic.
• Read/interpret blueprints, drawings, and work instructions.
• Mechanical aptitude; systematic root-cause approach.
• Clear communicator; thrives independently and on a team in a fast-paced, shift-based environment.
• HMI navigation/adjustments ; NetSuite production entry; Microsoft Office for reporting.

Supervision

None.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum five years in plastic injection molding preferred.
• RJG/Paulson training or equivalent preferred.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods (up to 12 hours) on feet with frequent bending/stooping and repetitive actions.
• Lift 50 pounds.
• Visual acuity to read instructions, operate machines, and inspect parts.

Safety & Compliance

• Stop-the-line authority for safety/quality risks with immediate reporting and documentation.
• PPE matrix compliance: heat protection for arms/hands, safety glasses with side shields, safety shoes, cut-resistant gloves, helmets.
• LOTO for press, robot, capping stations, TCU, and auxiliary equipment.
• ISO 9001 document control and training adherence; complete required safety and quality training.

Legal Notice

Ability to pass a background screen.