Mold Technician

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 2nd shift, 2:45pm - 11:00pm.

Position Overview:

The essential responsibilities of this position include learning how to install molds into molding machines, set up automation, secondary, and auxiliary equipment 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 Mold Tech 1 the individual should strive to improve on their core competency of setting molds (crane, clamping, watering, hydraulics, etc.) and machine start-ups.

• Perform mold changes and setups on molding machines with assistance from Mold Tech and/or Process Tech. Continuously look for changeover process improvement.
• Mold changes and setups require the use of magnetic platens and traditional mold setting techniques.
• Develop and demonstrate a basic knowledge of all in house machinery – knowledge of machine safety, machine functions, and molding machine vocabulary.
• Robotics – Change End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT), load programs, starts, stops, and step through programs on multiple machines.
• Processing – Load predefined part recipes, and verify to process sheet.
• Materials – Identify various material types and understand general resin drying parameters.
• Quality Systems – Demonstrate an understanding of molding defects, read blueprints, read and follow Quality Instructions (QI), demonstrated use of gauges, complete start-up check sheet.
• Maintain or improve the quality of the manufacturing process.
• Technical Communication – The ability to communicate on a technical level.
• Insure that all machines are operating at standard cycle times and operating efficiencies, as well as producing quality parts. Notify Process Technician or Supervisor when unable to attain due to elements outside of trainee’s control.
• Develop and maintain good working relations with other departments and all others that must interact with the department.
• Insure 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.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement programs including the Hayward Lean Production System, including Kaizen as needed to advance departmental, personal, and company goals.
• Understand and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all Company and Departmental Safety Policies, including identifying and striving for continuous safety improvements.

Qualifications:

• 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.
• Ability to understand Scientific Molding principles.  
• Basic Mathematical skills required.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods or process.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret information.
• Ability to operate a forklift in a safe manner.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage time.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Education and Experience: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One-year 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:

•  Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift up to 50lbs.
• Continuously pushing, reaching, climbing, and stopping during mold changes.
• Occasionally operating an overhead crane on a regular basis.
• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.

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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