Process Technician

1 Month ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Process Technician to join our team. The main responsibilities include setting up, monitoring, and optimizing extrusion processes to ensure high-quality products. This role requires strong mechanical skills, a focus on quality, and the ability to troubleshoot process issues. Key objectives are productivity improvement, process efficiency, downtime reduction, and maintaining high quality. The technician will assist operators with processing issues, collaborate with maintenance and quality teams, optimize production rates, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives. The role also involves maintaining training manuals and records, understanding the impact of material and temperature changes, and reading run sheets.
Must have:
  • 3 years of supervisor or lead operator experience
  • Basic math and measurement skills
  • Ability to use hand tools
  • Ability to lift up to 100 pounds
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Ability to work shifts
  • Ability to pass a drug test
  • Safety conscious
  • Team player
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Ability to read blueprints
Good to have:
  • Troubleshoot machine or equipment
  • Understand efficiencies and productivity measures
  • Eye-hand coordination

Job Details

General Summary

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Process Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up, monitoring, and optimizing extrusion processes to ensure the efficient production of high-quality products. This role requires strong mechanical aptitude, a focus on quality, and the ability to troubleshoot process-related issues.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Primary objectives are productivity improvement, process efficiency, downtime reduction, and high quality.
  • Assist extruder operators in solving processing issues and recommend parameter changes when extruded profiles are out of specification.
  • Collaborate with maintenance and quality teams to address mechanical or material-related concerns.
  • Optimize production rates and assist with start-ups, shutdowns and training of operators.
  • Maintains various training manuals, records and performs other duties as required.
  • Understands the effects of changes in material, temperature and die alterations.
  • Knows how to read run sheets and other process documentation.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and suggest process enhancements.

Job Specifications

Knowledge

• 3 years of supervisor or lead operator, related work experience and / or proven performance.

• Demonstrate ability in basic mathematical computations and to accurately use a tape measure and calipers.

• Demonstrate ability to use and operate hand tools and to perform routine maintenance on molders and brush machines.

• Ability to stand on concrete surfaces for up to three hours without a break and twelve hours with breaks, lift weights up to 100 pounds at shoulder level.

• Demonstrate ability to give, comprehend, follow written and oral instructions, and effectively communicate with fellow employees.

• Ability to work shifts and hours mandated by management and to pass a drug test.

Skills and abilities

  • Ability to work in a safe manner
  • Ability to recognize quality of material
  • Demonstrates ability to perform LOTO
  • Demonstrates ability to follow specific instructions and directions
  • Demonstrate ability to use and operate hand tools
  • Demonstrate ability to stack material properly
  • Ability to pay attention to surroundings
  • Ability to identify safety issues in their work area, and notice equipment malfunctions
  • Ability to understand basic verbal and written instructions in English.
  • Ability to read a tape measure and read blue prints or plans
  • Ability to troubleshoot the machine or equipment in use.
  • Ability to understand efficiencies and productivity measures
  • Demonstrate eye-hand coordination
  • Ability to work under immediate supervision
  • Ability to pass a drug test
  • Ability to work hours mandated by management

Conduct

  • Safety conscious
  • Team player and goal oriented
  • Open to change and positive attitude
  • Committed to plant and company goals
  • Participates in Safety and CI programs
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Looks for ways to improve productivity and department results


The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.




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