Job Information
Leviton Injection Mold Technician in Bothell, Washington
About the Role
The Injection Mold Technician I is responsible for set up and breaking down of molds and raw materials for molded parts, assurance of the quality of parts being molded, tryouts of new and modified molds, molding machine status reporting and conducting daily maintenance, regrinding of sprues and runners and scrapping of contaminated parts/materials. This position works under minimal supervision. This position works under moderate supervision. This role provides the opportunity to work within the Network Solutions Business Unit of Leviton Manufacturing Company Inc.
Responsibilities
- Performs in-process inspection of injection molded components which includes visual inspection and/or dimensional measurement for conformance to requirements defined on drawings, Standard Inspection Plans, Visual Factory or other documents
- Weigh count and stage transacted molded materials for put-away
- Removes scrap and trash from manufacturing areas
- Generates production, move and scrap transactions as needed to ensure inventory accuracy
- Clean auxiliary equipment that supports Injection Mold process
- Responsible for set-up/start-up of Injection Molding Equipment
- Monitoring tooling condition and notifying tooling when mold is unable to produce quality parts or when preventative maintenance is required
- Reprocessing sprues and runners into regrind to be blended back into the process per quality system requirements
- Perform daily molding machine maintenance and molding machine repair as required
- Performs insert changes and modification and adjustment of injection molding parameters
- May serve as lead
Qualifications
Ability to read, understand, and navigate through online assembly process documents
Ability to perform inventory movement transactions
Understanding of basic math skills -- adding, subtracting and measuring
Ability to read drawings & blueprints
Ability to communicate effectively and follow instructions both verbally and in written format
Ability to use judgement to identify potential safety hazards
Ability to use judgment related to identifying and segregating non-conforming materials and components
Ability to work effectivel