Available Jobs in Blow Molding

A custom plastic molding company is looking to hire Molding Technicians to work in a clean room environment manufacturing a new line of medical devices.  The Molding Technicians will operate multi-cavity Extrusion Blow Molding machines and auxiliary equipment.  The purpose-built clean room will house industry leading molding, automation, and robotic technologies and will be managed by a small, highly skilled, and cross trained team. The right candidate will have experience in clean room environments, medical focused molding processes, and advanced manufacturing technologies.  This is a Full-Time position with paid overtime.

Molding Technician Responsibilities

• Perform and maintain safe and efficient tool and machine set-up, operation, and process capabilities to meet customer on-time delivery and quality expectations.
• Perform molding startups including completion of all required quality management system documentation.
• Troubleshoot quality/part issues by confirming plastic conditions and performing root cause analysis to determine true root causes.
• Verify process parameters prior to start up and assure process is running to validated parameters.
• Identify machine problems and communicate to maintenance as required.
• Follow all required Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practice (GDP) procedures.
• Work flexible shifts and overtime as needed and maintain reliable attendance.
• Perform required maintenance and cleaning per Clean Room procedures.
• Maintain the integrity of the clean room requirements in all job duties.
• Keep machinery, work area and floors neat and orderly.
• Wear company issued required personal protective equipment (PPE) for an ISO-8 Class clean room environment.

Molding Technician Education/Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Computer user skills – proficient in basic computer use – able to quickly learn and efficiently use new systems.
• Basic math skills – add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Working knowledge of molds, molding machinery, and vision systems.
• 1-2 years’ experience operating extrusion blow molding presses.
• Reliable and dependable attendance.
• Flexibility with work schedule and willingness to work overtime when needed.

In addition to an hourly rate in the $24 to $28 range, the company offers competitive healthcare benefits, a 401(k) with matching and relocation assistance.

A rapidly growing bottle manufacturing company wants to hire two Plastic Extrusion Blow Molding Process Technicians.  One of the extrusion blow molding process technicians will work second shift and the other will work third shift. Experience with the ability to perform set-ups and maintain process control related to time, pressure, and temperature adjustments on BEKUM, Uniloy, Rocheleau and Automa shuttle blow molding equipment is required. General machine, secondary equipment, and support equipment maintenance is also required.

A custom blow molding manufacturer of consumer-packaged goods is searching for a second shift plastic injection Blow Molding Machine Operator. The company manufactures plastic bottles and containers.

Essential Blow Molding Operator Job Functions

– Experience operating blow molding machines
– Experience with programmable parison heads
– Assist with mold changes
– Starting-up blow molding lines
– Making adjustments to machines to improve bottle quality
– Basic understanding of the properties of HDPE
– Able to run the bagging and de-bagging tables
– Understand and perform quality checks on bottles that including; leak and-tests, and dimensional checks.
– Fully complete all associated QC paperwork
– Adjust and maintain leak detection PLC on the lines
– Set-up cooling beds
– Make adjustments to the trimming machines and keep them clear and running
– Perform material compounding and maintain grinders
– Able to complete all shift paperwork
– Able to lift up to 50 pounds

Qualification Requirements

– Blow Mold experience is required
– Basic computer knowledge (Microsoft Word and Excel) is needed
– Must be able to multi-task
– Must have good oral and written communication skills
– Must be a team player who leads by example
– Possess mechanical skills and aptitude

Benefits:

The company offers very competitive benefits including; health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $25,000.00 to $30,000.00 /year