Join our team! Lavelle Industries, Inc. is searching for a Process Technician to support our Whitewater, WI facility. The Process Technician is a resource that will support the process engineer, tooling, and assistant supervisors. This role works as part of a team to plan, analyze, and control the quality of injection molded plastic products, and this position has a significant impact on OEE, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction.  

The Responsibilities

• The Process Technician’s major role is to support daily operations with tooling startup, troubleshooting, and generally minimizing press downtime due to changeovers and day-to-day obstacles.
• Performs tool start-ups after mold changes. Verifies mold, material, setup, and part quality
• Perform mold changes as required
• Assists in training operators when necessary
• Maintain and audit standard work pertaining to process documentation, and ensure that equipment is operating as documented
• Performs mechanical, electrical, and electronic troubleshooting of process equipment and tooling, assisting maintenance and tooling as required
• Assists the process engineer on continuous improvement projects
• Assist with mold samples
• Supports the TPM program
• Complete in-press insert changes
• Set up and operate process equipment (press and secondary equipment) and tooling
• Supports safety programs such as LOTO and machine guarding
• Participates in Gemba walks
• Utilizes Gemba boards to make continuous improvement projects visible and track progress.
• Monitor, diagnose, and remedy operational performance of equipment/material/molds.
• Assists production supervisors and the Quality Dept as necessary.

Experience

The successful candidate will have a blend of experience for this position:

• 1+ year experience in injection molded plastics
• Experience with the scientific molding process 
• Experience with statistical process control is a plus
• Must be proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel and Word

Education

An Associate's degree in mechanical technology, industrial technology, plastics or equivalent experience is preferred.

Personal Skills and Attributes

Confident, autonomous self-starter. Comfortable performing multifunctional tasks while achieving
desired results.

• Energetic, enthusiastic, responsible, and positive, regardless of obstacles.
• Collaborative and constructive relationship with customers, manufacturing staff, sales and
  management. 
• Strong work ethics, a blend of hustle, process capability, and problem-solving.
• Persuasive and tactful with customers while performing required functions and obtaining company
  goals.
• Interpersonal skills – interested and is able to develop and maintain strong relationships through
  technical knowledge, personality, and communication. 
• Time is of the essence mentality – regular follow-up versus “I’m waiting for…”
• Organized to perform multifunctional tasks without adversely affecting results
• Will primarily work on 1st shift, but be flexible as required
• Methodical troubleshooter vs ‘shooting from the hip’