Mold Maintenance Technician

Position Details:
 Department:Engineering
 Location:Litchfield
 Apply Until:07/02/2010
 Office Hours:2nd Shift (2:45 PM - 11:15 PM)
 Division:Minnesota Rubber and Plastics - Litchfield


Description/Duties:
ACCOUNTABILITIES:

%Time

#

Accountability

30
1.

Schedules various Mold Maintenance Department tooling activities such as mold receipt, cleaning, repairs, re-works, etc.. Maintain, update status of the tools in various databases. Performs & updates mold condition reports and schedules work for employees on all shifts (as needed).

30
2.

Investigates potential improvement & repeat problem areas related to molds and recommends modifications and improvements for safety,efficiency, and cost reduction.

20
3.

Manages various "repair / re-work" activities performed at outside vendors such as fixturing, mold plating, machining, etc.. Works with outside vendors, internal Eng. resources to update mold prints & various databases to help track vendor performance

15
4.

Provides summary of recommendations, updates and changes of projects related to tools and fixtures to the Technical Manager, including coordination of replacement requests that are required due to worn tools.

5
5.

Performs other duties and assumes accountabilities as apparent or as delegated, including mutually agreed upon objectives.

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHERS:
Frequent contact with Production Employees, Operations Managers, Supervisors, Production Control, Quality department, tooling repair shops and Plant Manager.
DIMENSIONS OF POSITION:
Responsible for supporting mold maintenance process to ensure that pre-production and production molds are meeting high yield, quality & profitability goals.

Background/Experience Preferred:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

*Education:2 yrs. Technical degree or at least 5 yrs. of equivalent experience
*Experience:Tech I,0-1, Tech II,1-3, Tech III,3-6 years minimum in Manufacturing or Engineering environment.6+ years experience in manufacturing / molding environment preferred.


For Further Information Contact:
Marla Wendlandt
45 Precision Dr
Litchfield, MN 55355
mwendlandt@mnrubber.com




___________________________________________________________
Equal Opportunity Employer