Injection Molding Mold Setter / Technician

What You Will Do: Mold Changes and Material Handling Perform multiple mold changeovers per shift according to the daily production schedule Operate overhead cranes and hoists to remove and install molds safely and efficiently, using proper rigging, slings, and lifting hardware Set, square, and clamp molds to the platens and verify safe, correct mounting before startup Connect and verify water lines and manifolds, hydraulic core pulls, air lines, hot runner controllers, and thermolators Set up and verify auxiliary equipment including material dryers, loaders, temperature control units, conveyors, and robots or take-out devices Startup, Programming, and Process Load, recall, and verify the correct setup and program at the press controller for each job Bring the press up, purge and transition material or color as needed, and run first-off parts Confirm parts meet print and quality standards before releasing the machine to production Make process adjustments to bring a job into spec and troubleshoot common defects such as short shots, flash, sink, burn, and dimensional drift Document setup sheets, process parameters, and changeover records accurately Reliability and Safety Follow lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and safe lifting procedures without exception Support preventive maintenance on molds and presses, and flag tooling issues before they become downtime Work with production, quality, and maintenance to keep changeover time down and hit the schedule Support and help train less experienced technicians (Process Technician level)