This position is located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Want to be a part of a world class injection molding company? 

Enjoy working in an environment where respect, trust, good communication, teamwork and excellence is valued and where everyone is learning and involved?

Ironwood Plastics is the place for you!

WHO WE ARE:

Ironwood Plastics, a division of CTB Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is focused on delivering products that exceed expectations.  We are proud to be IATF16949 certified.  Our success and top market share comes from our exceptional quality and flexibility to change and implement systems specific to the customer needs or industry.  Ironwood is a family-oriented company and has a long history going back 44 years.  And, as a team member, you will play an integral role in our pursuit of World Class performance in these markets!

Our Vision:  Inspired Engineering. Precision Results®

WHAT WE OFFER:

Exciting innovative, collaborative, and family-oriented work environment with flexible work/life balance schedules.

• Challenging and progressive career development
• Competitive salaries – this position comes with paid training and increases as you learn
• Immediate participation in 401(k)
• Profit Sharing
• Excellent Comprehensive Benefit Package with eligibility 30 days after you start
• Best practice PTO policies and 10 paid holidays
• Open communication

Ironwood Plastics is an AT Will employer. This position description is not a contract of employment; the employment relationship is terminable at either the will of the company or the employee.

SUMMARY:
The Production Process Technician ensures that production jobs are running at the highest efficiencies possible using the best processing methods available. They work closely with all other team members to quickly and thoroughly resolve production issues using solid root cause analysis tools and techniques to troubleshoot. They apply corrective actions that will eliminate repeatability of problems. They install, perform start-up/commissioning, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair a wide variety of industrial monitoring, metering, controlling and signaling devices used in the production of plastic parts

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead by example and perform in a manner that ensures high morale and high performance. Inspire other employees to support company vision, mission, strategies (main things), goals and guiding principles.
• Communicates effectively to all departments.
• Ensure 5S goals for all areas are maintained
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures. All Quality Systems procedures and work instructions are consistently followed.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends as needed to support customer requirements.
• Participates in daily schedule change decisions and provide necessary support.
• Ensures production is running at set BOM standards for cycle times, scrap and efficiency
• Ensure most robust processes are created and set for all jobs.
• Utilize strong problem solving skills to completely determine root cause of issues.
• Apply permanent and robust changes to eliminate root cause of problems.
• Maintains, evaluates, and improves standard manufacturing and Process methods.
• Provides technical assistance to the team in relation to process parameters and standard manufacturing methods, work instructions and processing.
• Ensure use of only optimized processes
• Perform tool set and pull by following guidelines in setup fill
• Capable of trouble shooting EOAT/robotics problems
• Any other duties that may be necessary to accomplish the goals of this position or goals of the company

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
The Production Process Technician is fully accountable to the Production Team Leader and receives technical guidance and support from the Technical Operations Manager through regularly scheduled Performance Agreements.

AUTHORITY:
The authority for this function is derived from Production Team Leader. The Production Process Technician is vested with the authority to take any reasonable action necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position so long as such action does not deviate from established company policies and is consistent with sound business judgment. Furthermore the Production Process Technician has the responsibility to stop processes that are not meeting BOM standards.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 years minimum experience in processing
• Able to use Microsoft products (MSWord, PowerPoint, Excel) . Able to effectively use company ERP system (IQMS) in areas that pertain to your responsibilities.
• Must be able to perform tool sets.
• Basic trouble shooting skills for processing and robotics.
• Understanding of Cavity Pressure. Able to Interpret and report graphs from the molding machines.
• Must be able to write work instructions.
• Basic tooling knowledge.
• Systematic Molding with a minimum score are 80%

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets blue prints. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Be capable of utilizing advanced mathematics skills up to including differential equations, vector analysis, etc.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING:
Seeks guidance as necessary for performance of duties. Demonstrates good judgment in investigating problems. Respects the confidentiality of company, customer and personnel information.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS:
Follows Company’s Guiding Principles when interacting with all internal and external associates.

PLANNING AND TIME UTILIZATION:
Makes the best use of time during the work day. Consistently shows the ability to recognize and deal with priorities. Ability to meet deadlines as established by the Production Team Leader.

INITIATIVE:
Performs all duties in an independent manner with little or no supervision. Recognizes and performs duties which need to be performed although not directly assigned and assists others as needed.

ATTENDANCE AND RELIABILITY:
Always provide proper notification and advance notice for non emergency absences. Reports to work on time; promptly returning from lunch and breaks, and not leaving early.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform manual tasks, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift 30 lbs and/or manipulate up to 300 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Manufacturing environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and the temperature is climate controlled

MEASUREMENTS OF PERFORMANCE:

• Company Performance and Strategic Goals are met or exceeded
• Paperwork and reports are produced and submitted in a timely manner.
• No disciplinary actions need to be taken for breaking company policies, procedures.
• All Quality Systems procedures and work instructions are consistently followed. This is measured by no internal or external findings that are directly linked to your department.
• 5S is at an acceptable level.

Ironwood Plastics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.  All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Ironwood Plastics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability. All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.