Injection Molding Process & Setup Tech

Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.

Where You’ll Work – Contractor Equipment Division (CED)

The Contractor Equipment Division makes sprayers that apply paint to walls and other structures, with product models for users ranging from do-it-yourself homeowners to professional paint contractors. Contractor equipment also includes sprayers that apply texture to walls and ceilings, highly viscous coatings to roofs, and line markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields and floors.

The future of CED is bright, with significant investments being made across the business; the division is expanding to accommodate increased demand and growth driven by an investment in new products and innovative ideas. With the global industry ramping up into high gear, CED is positioned to convert contractors accustomed to manually applying paint and other coatings by brush-and-roller to spray technology.

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Job Purpose

Set-up, start-up for production, change-over and maintain molding machines, molds, material and their processes to produce quality products for internal and external customers in a safe and productive manner.

Essential Duties

• Set-up and maintain production of injection molding machines, tooling and processes.

• Cycle development for inherited, modified or new tooling

• Inspect molded components to confirm quality.

• Establish and maintain best practices for setup, preventative maintenance and storage of molds.

• Develop, and sustain mold specific setup and equipment setup processes.

• Mentor and train other personnel on injection molding, and the auxiliary processes.

• Troubleshoot the manufacturing process to diagnose and resolve anticipated or actual manufacturing problems that may affect product quality.

• Inspect, clean, and maintain molds and tooling subsequent to each production run.

• Maintain a clean, safe work area.

• Perform minor machine maintenance as required.

• Read and understand operation layouts and blueprints.

• Maintain quality of work as required and report any discrepancies.

• Operate and maintain auxiliary equipment.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Technical degree or diploma in related field or equivalent experience (8 years of injection molding experience).

• 2 years of experience as a Setup Technician.

• 5 years of experience operating injection molding equipment.

• Ability to set-up and operate assigned equipment.

• Ability to work in a continuous improvement environment by implementing improvements regularly.

• Ability to perform various operations under minimum supervision, while maintaining required levels of quality and quantity.

• Demonstrated skill and ability to use precision measuring equipment.

• Attention to detail.

• Ability to operate forklift.

• Ability to stand/sit/walk, for up to eight hours per day.

• Frequent, repetitive elbow movements.

• Reaching, grasping, gripping and fine manipulation with hands is required.

• Ability to occasionally stoop, bend, lift and/or load up to 40 pounds.

Desirable Qualifications

• Completion of Math for Manufacturing and Basic Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing.

• Personal computer skills.

• Prior machine tool operation skills.

• Training and experience using Scientific Molding practices

• Experience processing a wide range of different materials and additives

• Experience processing new tooling and providing feedback during development and prove out

• Experience in development and streamlining mold change over and work cell layout including auxiliary equipment

• Experience setting up and processing; hydraulic core pull, hot runner, cam, 3 plate, rack & pinion molds

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At Graco, you truly make a difference. Your unique talents contribute to our organizational growth and future. Not only do you make a difference, but Graco’s culture empowers employees to create their own career path. Whether you choose to advance within your current department or explore new opportunities in different divisions, you have the ability to build your future. Our managers are here to provide support and guidance as you continue to grow within your career.

Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco’s comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.

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The base pay range for this position is listed below, exclusive of fringe benefits or other compensation.  If you are hired, your final base hourly rate will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, competencies, education, and/or experience.  In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees.  Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role.  Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

$30.89 - $32.74