Process Technician
National Products Inc (RAM) Mounts - Seattle, WA
posted 4 days ago
About the position
Founded in 1995, National Products began supplying the world with our industry leading RAM Mounting Systems. Relied on by the world's most rugged industries, we serve motorcycle riders, kayak fishermen, police, farmers, pilots, extreme sports enthusiasts and others with mounting solutions for high vibration environments. We manufacture mounts for action cameras, tablets, phones, and other displays across nearly every mobile market. Made in the USA, we are proud to offer a lifetime warranty on most products. Ram Mount is currently seeking a dedicated and skilled team member to provide technical support to our manufacturing floor as a full-time Injection Molding Process Technician. This position plays a key role through a variety of functions including mold set-up/removal, machine start-up, process parameter establishment and process troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Safely remove and install plastic injection molds of varying sizes and complexities, including molds utilizing hydraulic cores
- Consistently produce good parts to time standards using both established processes and by establishing process parameters when necessary
- Start machines at the beginning of each production day ensuring parts are of good quality
- Inspect part quality of ongoing jobs and adjust processes to address common part defects such as splay, flash, shorting, jetting, sink, etc.
- Read / follow work order instructions and make suggestions for work order edits to improve procedures
- Accurately calculate and record cycle times, shot weights, setup / start-up times, and start-up scrap
- Safely shut down jobs in preparation for mold changeovers
- Work with other technicians to problem solve in a team-oriented manner
- Convey necessary information regarding area of work to supervisors and successive shift counterparts
- Operate machines to cover break/lunches for other team members as needed
Requirements
- Capable of handling an injection molding job from setup through shutdown including troubleshooting process issues
- Skilled in critical injection molding process parameters (pressure, speed, heat, time, etc.) and how they interrelate in building a process that yields molded parts of consistently high quality
- General knowledge of plastic injection molding machines and related equipment such as robots, die heaters, hot tip controllers, dryers, and hoppers
- Experience working with hydraulic systems
- Experience processing a wide variety of thermoplastic materials
- Able to provide training in safe machine operation
- Able to work on your feet in a manufacturing environment 8 hours per day
- Able to lift 50 lbs
- Willing to work overtime and Saturdays when production demands require
- Well organized, analytical, reliable, and positive work attitude
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Nice-to-haves
- College or trade schooling preferred
Benefits
- Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- 69.33 hours of PTO (up to 3 weeks with tenure) with seven paid holidays
- 401k with up to 4% employer match
- Additional paid parental leave beyond state/federal offerings
- Quarterly catered lunch events for all employees
- RAM Mounts product discounts
