Molding Technician - 3rd ShiftSaint-Gobain

At Saint-Gobain/CertainTeed, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

Being a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain/CertainTeed designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction, and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group's commitment is guided by its purpose, "Making the World a Better Home."

Position Overview:

Under the direction of the Operations Supervisor, the Molding Technician will perform color checks, color changes, quality tests, relieve for breaks, assist in basic mold changes, set up printers and packing stations, clean and set up grinders and other duties assigned to the individual as needed. The main purpose of this position is to expose and develop the individual until they are able to attain the required proficiency of a Molding Technician I.

Shift: 10:45pm - 7:00am Monday-Friday
Compensation: $21.00-$24.00 (Depending on experience)

Duties/Responsibilities

EHS and 6S (20%)

• Ensure safe work environment in plant
• LOTO authorized
• Identify, eliminate, and/or communicate any unsafe conditions
• Comply with all PPE requirements
• Comply with all CertainTeed Siding and EHS Policies
• Maintain and improve cleanliness of assigned working areas
• Demonstrate active preventive engagement in EHS through performing SMAT Observations and safety/environmental reporting
• Abide by all environmental policies and procedures

Quality (20%)

• Be able to understand and communicate what a good quality part is
• Perform Hourly color checks
• Abide by all ISO 9001 procedures
• Ensure that product packaging specification are followed
• Perform basic visual quality checks

Production (60%)

• Responsible for aspects of production including:
  • Reduction of regrind generation and increased reuse of regrind
  • Reduction of Scrap
  • Minimizing Lbs per color change while not sacrificing quality
  • CIL (clean, inspect, lube) assigned equipment
  • Automation set-up and troubleshooting proficiency at the basic level
  • Read work orders and production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used
  • Print and distribute labels as needed
  • Assist in box erection as needed
  • Set up packing stations and printers as needed
  • Package on molding machines as needed
  • Assist in mold changes as needed as secondary mold setter
  • Support CertainTeed Molded Product's goals and plans
  • Maintain and improve visual factory
  • Start and navigate Chewbacca and the IS grinder
  • Maintain the Inkjet printers
  • Be a backup for QC or forklift

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Requirements:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• 2 to 5 years production experience
• Basic injection molding knowledge