What are the responsibilities and job description for the Expert Injection Molding position at Gerresheimer?
Company Description
Gerresheimer is the global partner for pharmaceutics, biotech, healthcare, and cosmetics with a very broad product range for pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging solutions and drug delivery systems. The company is an innovative solution provider from concept to delivery of the end product. Gerresheimer achieves its ambitious goals through a high level of innovative strength, industrial competence and concentration on quality and customer focus. In developing innovative and sustainable solutions, Gerresheimer relies on a comprehensive international network with numerous innovation and production centers in Europe, America and Asia. Gerresheimer produces close to its customers worldwide with around 11,000 employees and generated annual revenues in 2022 of EUR 1.8bn. With its products and solutions, Gerresheimer plays an essential role in people's health and well-being.
Gerresheimer Peachtree City L.P. was established in 1993 in Peachtree City, GA, as part of the Plastics & Devices Division manufacturing and assembling a variety of precision molded plastic parts for various applications in the medical industry. The subsidiary operates in an 87,500 sq. ft. production facility with 200 employees.
Job Description
- Ensuring smooth production processes to guarantee the manufacture of injection molded parts that meet the specifications, taking into account the internal specifications.
- Independent preparation of machines, tools, handling and peripherals, including line clearance, taking into account the process specifications
- Independent installation, connection and start-up of injection molding tools
- Create associated production documentation
- Independent supervision of series production (implementation of cleaning, sampling, visual inspections, tub replacement, etc.) on the assigned systems, including the necessary documentation (MES, checklists, documents, etc.)
- Troubleshooting and handling of bad parts on the machine, tool, handling and peripherals within the specifications
- Support and troubleshooting in the area of FTS, HRl and other production equipment after appropriate instruction
- Continuous improvement within the area of responsibility
- Advice and support for roles P11a and P11 with problems and open questions (mentor function, know-how carrier)
- Participation in training as a mentor and role model
- Taking on special tasks in connection with new start-ups and acute problems in production
- Trusting cooperation with internal interfaces (e.g. process technology, QC, CS and TS)
- Independent compliance with the relevant operational requirements, standards and legal regulations
Qualifications
- Knowledge acquired as part of a 3-year technical apprenticeship (e.g. as a process mechanic for plastics and rubber technology or similar) and expanded through at least 5 years of professional experience in the plastics processing production environment.
- Excellent knowledge in setting up injection molding machines with and without automation systems
- Very good knowledge of injection molding processes
- Very good knowledge of troubleshooting in the injection molding process (with and without automation systems)
- Good IT user skills (MES, SAP, MS Office)
- Very good technical understanding
- High performance and organizational motivation
- Action orientation, conscientiousness and flexibility
- Sensitivity and contact ability
- Sociability and team orientation
- Emotional stability, resilience and self-confidence
- Independent way of working
- Knowledge of quality methods (e.g. CIP)
- GMS basic knowledge
- Expert knowledge with regard to the production processes (injection molding)
- Ability to transfer expertise to new situations
Additional Information
- clean room work environment
- 12 hour shift / 2-3-2 schedule
- company health benefits, 401k, incentive bonuses
