Job Information
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC Machine Tender in Winfield, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13097678
Summary /Objective
The Machine Tender is responsible for following work instructions to set up programming and raw materials required to produce quality blow mold parts/products to set quality specifications and standards. This position supports process technicians in daily machine operation by keeping resin, color, and regrind at each machine.
Essential Function
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Job scope includes:
- Follow work order instructions and production schedule
- Properly clean and prepare blow mold machines for the production of new product
- Load programming and verify settings for the result of the production of quality parts/products
- Identify raw materials required and coordinate with other departments to load the material into the machines
- Coordinate with the quality department to obtain first article approvals for productions to begin
- Troubleshoot using root cause analysis processes
- Make advanced programming machine and tooling adjustments to maintain the production of quality products to meet quality specifications and standards
- Support Process Technicians with various activities, relating to machine start-up and operation and color-changes, troubleshooting, and problem identification
- Other duties assigned
Competencies
- Understanding of machine operation and how to check machine temperature and increase temperature appropriately to prepare for machine production
- Able to calibrate programmer, zero out the machine to ensure accurate machine performance and measurements
- Obtain customer specifications from the last production run
- Load program and review specifications in preparation for production
- Review each early part of conformance/non conformance to specifications
- Check cycle time, product weight and visual integrity of the parts which have not yet received first part approval from the Quality Department
- Receive first part approval from QA and begin production in coordination with safety manager and Manufacturing Supervisor
- Adhere to safety policies and guidelines