Overview
About Berry
Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 250 global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. Are you ready to Make Your Mark at Berry? For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or X.
Responsibilities
- Report to front line leadership
- Work as a team member to obtain plant & departmental goals
- Work with Tooling Engineer & Scheduling to prioritize & coordinate mold changes & PMs.
- Maintain mold history
- Evaluate progress & skill levels of mold techs.
- Install & remove molds in injection mold machines establishing optimum process for a production start-up including maxifying cavitation for production.
- Analyze & document any molding defects to determine the root cause and initiates material, machine, process, or tooling remedies by tool number.
- Perform various levels of preventive maintenance on molds by disassembling, cleaning & inspecting.
- Perform in press PM’s weekly/monthly.
- Replace mold components as needed.
- Recommends tooling and/or machine improvements for mold repairs, processes, yields, scrap, waste, etc.
- Effectively communicate with the shift personnel in regard to part quality, equipment, special instructions, corrective action and productivity
- Responsible for assisting in the improvement of all production cells set-ups, including process, cycles, scrap reduction or any areas that lead to improved efficiencies.
- Communicates with other departments &/or leadership on technical issues.
- Provide technical assistance in maintaining expected levels of productivity in order to fulfill scheduling and quality requirements.
- Assists other technical personnel in the trouble-shooting process for cost effective solutions.
- Checks tooling, machines and auxiliary equipment to identify issues and provides work orders to appropriate support departments.
- Complies with government regulations in adherence of EPA, MSDS, Lock/Out-Tag/Out and all other proper safety standards.
- Trains and mentors other technicians in on-the-job mold and process routines.
- Updates and maintains any and all documentation or procedure when changes occur.
- Keeps current on new technology and developments in regards to areas of responsibility, as time allows.
- Perform housekeeping duties as needed or assigned
- Maintain lot control traceability
- Control of non-conforming product
- Manage scrap identification & flow within production
- Keeping up with spare parts and tooling
- Leading Echo PM's
- Develop mold PM manuals
- Develop sprue bar repair/rebuild manual
- Develop heater trouble shooting manuals
- Develop thermocouple trouble shooting manuals
- Uphold Safety Absolutes
- Work and perform to ISO Standards, SOPs and established Work Instructions.
- Uphold Quality Standards and follow the Absolutes.
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- Capable of physical mobility including sitting, bending, twisting, standing, and lifting.
- Capable of reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Capable of operating a forklift in a safe and cautious manner, certified.
- Some computer experience
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Ability to problem solve, interpret instructions in numerous formats
- Basic math skills with the ability to use rulers, micrometers, calipers & other measuring devices
- Capable of lifting up to 35lbs periodically.
- Capable of complying with all Safety requirements including the use of PPE: PPE includes but is not limited to Bump Cap or Hard Hat, Safety Eyewear or Prescription Safety Eyewear, Safety Shoes, Hearing Protection and Disposable Capable of maintaining an attendance record within Company guidelines and working required overtime.
- High School Graduate or equivalent. Some college preferred plus 5 years of hands on experience in the operation/set-up of computer programmable plastic injection molding machines.
- One year Technical/Vocational Certificate preferred or minimum of 3 years related experience or education. Preferably 2 years of lead experience
- Negative drug screen results.
- Work in a safe manner
- Ability to interpret work orders.
