Mold Setter Technician

About Silgan Dispensing

Silgan Dispensing Systems is a growing global company with operations in over 10 countries where we develop dispensing solutions for iconic brands in the beauty, fragrance, personal care, home, and healthcare markets. The dispensers we manufacture can be found on some of your favorite products. When you spray your kitchen counter, wash your hair, or put on your favorite perfume there's a good chance you're using a sprayer, pump or closure we make!! We help brands enhance peoples' lives through our innovative solutions that make dispensing easier, more comfortable, and more sustainable.

At Silgan Dispensing, you can expect an open, safe, and welcoming workplace with team members who are committed to our values. We are customer-oriented, innovative, driven to excel, respectful, inclusive and sustainably focused. We are guided by our belief that we do our best work when we work as One Team.

About this Role

The Mold Setter Technician position is an important role on the Silgan Dispensing team and is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their skills. Our plant help produce thousands of our dispensing products each day. So, it's important to keep it running efficiently and continuously. The Mold Setter Technician keeps our equipment operational by setting up, optimizing production runs and performing quality checks as needed for each machine. Here's a list of duties that our Mold Setter Technician performs on a typical day:

• Maintaining quality standards and efficient.
• Performing duties including the setup, optimizing, cleaning, and preventative maintenance of molds and machines in operation.
• Responding to and correcting injection molding machines which have stopped producing
• Ability to break problems down to recognize cause and effect are essential to this position
• Documenting production process and related quality assurance data
• Troubleshooting and correcting quality, process, machine, and mold failures
• Performing troubleshooting of support equipment
• Other duties as assigned

Qualified Candidates must have:

• Min of High School Diploma or GED required
• Technical School Certificate is a plus but not required
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Mold Technical experience is required.
• Knowledge of polypropylene, polyethylene and acetyl resins
• Knowledge of predictive and preventative maintenance programs
• 3-5 years direct hands-on work experience is essential
• Ability to prioritize work is essential
• Good verbal & written communication skills
• Good time management and organizational skills

Preferred Candidates will have:

• Willingness to assist other cross-functional groups based on needs.
• Ability to work independently and be proactive.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and report data.
• Ability to prioritize work is essential.
• Good oral and written communication skills

Physical Demands (Reasonable accommodations provided):

• Ability to lift and/or move 35 lbs.
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on the production floor.
• Physical requirements include but not limited to sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, stooping, crouching, color determination and grasping.

Benefits:

Those who join our team will have access to a competitive benefits package that includes options for medical, dental, vision, 401(K), paid vacation time, paid holidays, overtime eligibility for hourly employees and much more! Silgan dispensing also has a generous shift differential pay for hourly employees on 2nd and 3rd shift.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.