PROCESS TECHNICIAN

Overview

Berry Global 

 

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.

Link to Recruiting Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfZPJ_1fyXY

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountable for personal adherence to all applicable Safety, GMP, Food Safety, and Plant Policies

Process complicated molding problems.

Identify tooling problems and work with mold shop / scheduling to get resolved.

Trouble shooting electrical problems in molds and fixing them.

Identifying color and material problems.

Set up and qualify new molds / equipment with minimal supervision.

Coordinate with scheduling to put molds in the correct size machines.

Change color and materials from feeders.

Set up feeders and blenders for production.

Clean dust filters, material hoppers and magnets.

Complete mold set-ups for production with set-up sheets, in a team environment.

Hook up and drain water from molds in a safe and clean manner.

Install controller cables to mold and set up controller mainframe from set-up sheet.

Startup machines without damaging mold or machine.

Set up secondary equipment safely.

Read and identify all controller errors and fix minor problems

Process and identify small molding issues, shorts, flash, burns, air streaks, etc.

Identify minor tooling and machine problems.

Troubleshoot electrical problems in hot runner molds.

Start up all robots.

Any other duties as assigned.

 

CONTRIBUTION TO SAFETY, QUALITY AND GMP

1. Maintain a clean, healthy and safe workplace by ensuring adherence to safety standards.

2. Conduct required safety reviews of equipment and processes prior to project start-up.

3. Support the accomplishment of your work group through the quality, timeliness and professionalism of your attitude.

4. Supply accurate and timely data as required by performance tracking and reporting.

5. Apply resources in a manner which maximizes their effectiveness while assuring quality.

6. Maintain a work environment which will contribute to the assurance of safety and GMP compliance.

7. Adhere to established procedures, perform self-checking and pay attention to detail in the performance of you and your team’s work.

8. Notify management in a timely manner of any problems with procedural compliance.

9. Report observed quality problems and deficiencies in a timely manner.

10. Make recommendations to management for improving the quality and efficiency of your work.

 

Qualifications

Qualifications

Must read, write, and speak English.

Work with team and create a safe and friendly work environment.

Ability to read and perform basic math calculations easily.

Strong mechanical skills.

Ability to read and adjust all controllers.

Knowledge of different materials and on which products they are used.

Able to follow direction.

Knowledge of plant and departments.

Knowledge of how to properly and completely fill out all paperwork on molds.

Understand schedule, work orders and set-up sheets.

Working knowledge of mechanics tools and safe working procedures.

Working knowledge of mold cooling system and water line hook-up order.

Complete Paulson training.

Able to obtain fork-lift certification.

Able to concentrate, be detailed-oriented and maintain a high level of quality in a busy work environment.

Education and Experience

GED or High School Diploma required.

2 years as a Process Technician or equivalent is preferred but not required.

Systematic Injection Molding experience preferred but not required.

                       

Work Environment

Manufacturing environment: Fo