Injection Molding Process Specialist 1St Shift

We are seeking an Injection Molding Process Specialist to join our growing team on 1st shift at Blum USA. If you love great benefits, a stable work environment and want to accelerate your career growth significantly by linking up with an established international company, we would love for you to apply.

Job Responsibilities

As an Injection Molding Process Specialist, you will be expected to install, setup, calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot Engel Injection Molding Machinery and auxiliary equipment.

Additional responsibilities for this position include:

• Providing support for the transfer/installation of new molds, resins and machinery
• Expected to support the development of new and existing operators, apprentices and technical specialists
• Provide verbal updates, status of work, technical problems and their solutions to colleagues during shift change meetings
• Participates in special projects (including training, transfer/installation of new molds, resins and auxiliary equipment as well as establishment of process parameters)
• Responsible for providing absentee coverage for existing Operators as directed
• Works 1st shift schedule (7am – 3pm M-F)
• Flexibility to work overtime including weekends and covering for specialists on alternative shifts

Job Requirements

To be successful in this type of position, we need team players who bring a positive attitude to the work place and enjoy being around and working with others. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working with Engel Injection Molding machines in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Additional requirements for this position include:

• Knowledge of plastics technology including screws & barrels, molding material delivery systems, temperature control units, grinders, dryers, separators and their applications
• Knowledge of hydraulics & pneumatic systems, power transmissions, PLC’s and basic electrical theory
• Basic knowledge of mold design as well as associated drawings and specifications that define and describe various types of molds
• Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, safety and techniques for maximizing the manufacture of goods & services

• Ability to coordinate activities and manage one’s time to achieve goals
• Can establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Can use computers, programs and their applications as needed
• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution is required
• Completion of a DOL approved apprenticeship program emphasizing plastics manufacturing technology is preferred

Benefits

Blum USA believes in offering their employees an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Hourly position with overtime
• Possible bonus opportunities
• Health (Medical and Dental)
• 401(k) with employee matching
• Flexible spending account to cover eligible out of pocket health, dental and vision expenses
• Three weeks vacation starting your second year on the job
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary at no cost to employee
• And more!

Company Overview

For more than 60 years Blum has been manufacturing superior quality hinge systems, drawer runners, and lift systems that create emotion and enhance user convenience in the kitchen. With every product, we strive to develop solutions to ensure that cabinet doors and drawers open with ease, close softly and effortlessly, and make workflow and everyday kitchen use easier.

Over the decades our product range has grown and so has the company. Today, Blum has seven production plants in Austria, and manufacturing sites in Brazil, Poland and the United States. Approximately 8000 Blum employees all over the world concentrate on the vision of “perfecting motion” to satisfy the specific requirements of the end user, whether it is in the kitchen or in another living area of the home. This prerequisite is the source of all our product development and innovation.