Mould Set-Up Technician

Richmond Hill, ON

Open role: Mould Set-Up Technician

Richmond Hill ON 

Our company is Canadian Owned and Operated, established in 1988, has a solid reputation for the design and manufacturing of quality injection molded products.

Experienced in processing a wide range of thermoplastic resins, our capabilities enable us to work with a wide range of industries, molding parts that fit their needs. We are known for the designing of tools, pro-to-typing molding designs including post molding designs, allowing, us to provide our customers with a single complete service to see them from inception through to delivery to market

Our employees have been the driving factor of our success though teamwork collaboration and conviction that Kemflo Canada delivers on our commitment to be the best at what we do Come joint our inspiring team

Focus of position

Ensure the work environment is safe to perform the mold change and communication to all impacted employees is clear. Perform mold change overs based on schedule and prepare / setup the machine for production. You will be focused on ensuring that once molds have been set and running any ensuing processing issues are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner resulting in products that meet customer specifications with minimal downtime

Duties and responsibilities

• Perform mold changes
• Set up and start molding machines
• Trouble shoot processing issues by understanding the relation between press, mould, and different types of resins
• Understand and follow established Standardized Work Processes as they relate to relates to Mold changeovers.
• Provide input into efficiency improvements regarding Mold changes
• Mix and provide material for all machines on daily basis
• Communicate with mold maker issues with injection mold tool troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance
• Label material information on hoppers
• Set-up drying temperatures and organization
• Set-Up and monitor Robots and end of arm tooling
• Set-Up PLC with parameters set out in Job Traveler
• Monitor and clean material hoppers and filters
• Maintain cleanliness of all manufacturing equipment, molds, and work areas and floor around molding machines
• Verify and update equipment documentation on daily basis
• Troubleshot minor molding and equipment malfunctions
• Assist with technical jobs throughout the plant as needed
• Support the production team priorities of Safety, Quality and Delivery
• Assist in monitoring process conditions to ensure production meets customer specifications.
• Assist in trials on new programs
• Assist in trials on new technology
• In conjunction with other departments, participate in identifying and analyzing non-conformances or production/quality problems; and developing, implementing, and verifying corrective actions.
• Perform duties as assigned from time to time by

Qualifications

• Five years of Technical/Set-up Technician experience, ideally in-injection molding
• Working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulics
• Basic tooling background an asset
• Demonstrated experience with various hand tools
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
• Crane, and forklift certification Required
• Excellent communication and mechanical skills
• Must be able to access root causes and solution-based thinking
• Think in terms of efficiency

Only those qualified candidates will be contacted

Only Canadian Residence need to apply

All recruiting done in house no Agencies Please

Our companyis committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for our positions. To request an accommodation, please contact HR.