Process Technician

For 75+ years we have been providing global precision components and assemblies to top-tier OEMs, leading growth companies, and start-ups for the aerospace, medical, and the defense industry. We specialize in complex plastic and metal parts and assemblies. We’re a full product life-cycle partner, providing design, development, rapid prototyping, ramp-up, launch, and commercial-scale manufacturing.

Our broad range of capabilities includes 3D printing, in-house rapid tooling & molding, painting, CNC machining, injection molding, finishing, assembly, finished goods packaging, composites manufacturing, engineering, and program management. Our highly skilled engineers get you into production quickly, all while keeping your costs low and margins stable. Our goal is to partner with innovative companies to get their products into the marketplace ahead of the competition and mitigate risk.

We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and their families, with us paying the majority of the monthly premium costs. Employees are also covered basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also accrue vacation hours at rate of 0.0385 hours per work hour, up to eighty hours per year, as well as 0.025 hours of Washington paid sick leave per work hour. Employees will also enjoy ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Position Purpose/core Responsibilities

Performs normal plastic injection molding setup functions according to established procedures. Changes molds, downloads computer programs and optimizes machine performance. Has primary responsibility for the dimensional quality of parts produced. Responsible for starting of new jobs, troubleshooting and resolving process problems and optimizing machine cycles.

Main Duties
Recognizes the various types of cosmetic and dimensional defects and modifies the molding process within allowable limits to eliminate these defects.
Understands the customer’s cosmetic and dimensional requirements for the part being produced.
Measures parts for dimensional conformance using available metrology tools and instruments.
Stops the production process if the root cause of a defect cannot be eliminated. Reports the problem to the shift supervisor.
Performs the startup and processing of jobs.
Solves process, mold and material problems on the production floor. Assists in optimizing cycles to meet or exceed standard requirements.
Provides documentation on process parameters.
Set up functions for mold changes.
Assists with Insert changes as required.
Suggests ideas to provide methods of improvement in the company.
Maintains a clean and organized work area.
Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and use sense of smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance or stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Skill, Training, Or Educational Requirements

One to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, quality systems procedures, operating instruction, work orders and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively and train other employees. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.