Set Up Technician

Who We Are:

Millions of people around the world use Dometic products. They are campers, RV users, boat owners, and lovers of the outdoor life. They all share the same intense feelings - a longing for freedom and adventure, a desire to explore the world and to stay away longer. Dometic calls this mobile living and creates the building blocks for this lifestyle.

Dometic offers smart and reliable products with outstanding design for every aspect of days away: cooking, preserving food quality, personal hygiene, maintaining a pleasant temperature, and more. Today, Dometic operates in a global market that is being transformed by a number of market trends like increased leisure spending and mobile lifestyle, as well as digitalization.

With Dometic’s unique global market reach and presence in over 100 countries and core technology competences, Dometic is well positioned in this market for further profitable growth. As a market leader in Mobile Living solutions, Dometic is committed to driving sustainability in our industry. This means offering innovative, durable, low-carbon products that inspire an active, comfortable, and responsible life in the outdoors.

Job Summary Statement:

This position is responsible for setting up machines/auxiliary equipment to manufacture plastic parts in the injection molding process in the production of cooler related products to standard and goals.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hang molds and Set Up auxiliary equipment to run in a safe, productive, and efficient manner and that production activities are carried out in accordance with approved procedures.
• Ensure safe working practices are followed and all accidents, hazards, near misses, and property damage are reported in the required time.
• Set molds in a timely manner as recommended by management.
• Operate crane to replace molds.
• Forklift to molds.
• Remain current on forklift training and certification as required by supervisor, manager, and/or Igloo Safety.
• Complete paperwork.
• Primary responsibility for the monitoring and control of assigned process.
• Primary responsibility for the set-up and bring up to specification of assigned processes.
• Primary responsibility from the seeking of solutions for technical problems associated with assigned processes.
• Interface between Methods, Tooling, and Maintenance related to assigned processes.
• Verification of tooling, instructions, and materials prior to use on assigned processes.
• Promote Safety and Quality and Environmental awareness.
• Perform process verification prior to job commencement.
• Ensure all labor and machine timesheets are completed accurately and submitted as required.
• Ensure work area(s) are maintained in a clean and organized manner.
• Ensure that scrap is minimized through process enhancements.
• Stop the production of non-conforming product as recommended by management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Experience: 6 months of mold changing and/or processing plastics experience; 6 months experience operating a sit-down gas powered forklift.
• English language skills: Able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Math skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Physical Demands: Able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs. multiple times a day during a 12 hr. shift; Bend and stand in difficult positions up to 12 hours; Able to manipulate tools with both hands and stand for long hours.
• Work environment: Warehouse environment hot and humid in summer months, cold in winter months. High noise requiring use of hearing protection.

Key Competencies:

• Knowledge of basic machine functions.
• Material Handling experience.
• Mechanic aptitude.

We are passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?

Ability to Relocate:

• Katy, TX 77494: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person