Mold Tech Trainee

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE HAYW) is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs manufactures and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps filters heating cleaners salt chlorinators automation lighting safety flow control and energy solutions at our company owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee Arizona and Rhode Island as well as Canada Spain France Australia and China.This position is based in Clemmons NC. This position is 3rd shift 10:45p 7:00a.

Position Overview:

The essential responsibilities of this position include learning how to install molds into molding machines setting up secondary/auxiliary equipment and tools in a safe correct and efficient manner. This candidate must always strive to improve the quality and stability of the manufacturing process. The majority of this position is gaining a basic knowledge of all in house machinery knowledge of machine safety machine functions and molding vocabulary. As a trainee the individual should strive to improve on their core competency of setting molds (crane clamping watering hydraulics etc.) and machine startups.

• Makes mold changes and setups on molding machines with assistance from Mold Tech and/or Process Tech. Continuously look for changeover process improvement.
• Develops and demonstrates a basic knowledge of all in house machinery knowledge of machine safety machine functions molding machine vocabulary.
• Robotics Change EndofArm Tooling (EOAT) load program start and stop step through program on multiple machines.
• Processing Load predefined part recipes verify to process sheet.
• Materials Visually identify various material types and understand general resin drying parameters.
• Quality Systems Demonstrates an understanding of molding defects read blueprints read and follow Quality Instructions (QI) demonstrated use of gauges complete startup checksheet.
• Maintains or improves the quality of the manufacturing process.
• Installs special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Observes operation of machine and verifies its conformance to standard.
• Insures that all machines are operating at standard cycle times and operating efficiencies as well as producing quality parts. Notifies Process Technician or Supervisor when unable to attain due to elements outside of trainees control.
• Reads job orders for product specifications to include understanding of BOMs and Standard Work.
• Develops and maintains good working relations with other departments and all others that must interact with the department.
• Insures good housekeeping by taking ownership of the area in which they are working and removing unnecessary items when job is complete and returning them to a proper home location.
• Participates in Continuous Improvement programs including the Hayward Lean Production System including Kaizen as needed to advance departmental personal and company goals.
• Understands adheres to and leads the way in all company policies and procedures.
• Adheres to all Company and Departmental Safety Policies including identifying and striving for continuous Safety improvements.

• Knowledge of mechanical systems demonstrated through mechanical aptitude testing is required.
• Must have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
• Must be able to work a night shift.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Oneyear certificate from college or technical training in machine setup preferred. Work experience in plastics and/or injection molding environment strongly preferred. Hydraulics or programmable logic controls a plus. Robotic experience with EOAT is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

Must be physically able to lift up to 50 pounds frequently. Other physical tasks required include pushing reaching climbing and stooping during mold changes. Must also be able to operate an overhead crane on a regular basis.

Work Environment:

The work environment is generally noisy and dirty and the employee regularly works around dust oil electrical devices and mechanically moving parts. Safety glasses hearing protection and safety toe shoes are required while on the plant floor.

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