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Essential Functions
- Setup, start-up, troubleshoots, and monitors injection molding machines and related equipment to ensure production
- Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects
- Make machine adjustments, injection pressure, and cycle times for wide range of plastic materials to ensure proper quality and function of parts
- Ensure part/material containment measures are implemented
- Troubleshoot molding problems
- Notify maintenance of any issues with any equipment, mold repair department and supervisor of any mold issues
- Watch production monitoring software for machines stopping, cycles not to standards, color changes and mold changes
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis of factors affecting overall product quality
- Enter all scrap into the production monitoring system; weigh and document all purging before disposing
- Communicate part quality issues, process issues, safety issues and resolutions to next shift
- Occasionally responsible for leading department in the absence of the shift supervisor
- Run scrap, down time reports, from monitoring system and communicate large scrap numbers and major downtime codes
- Use personal computer, dial/digital calipers, gauges, and hand tools
- Follow safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition
Competencies and Abilities
- Communicate effectively,
- Results Driven
- Troubleshoot molding equipment
Required Education and Experience
- High School or equivalent. Technical education/background
- 3-5 years’ Injection Technician experience
- Team player who demonstrates the ability to relate to employees at all levels of the organization
- Experience with robotics systems with ability to set-up, troubleshoot and start-up injection molding equipment
- Familiarity with various types of plastic material and knowledge of Milacron injection molding equipment ranging up to 1000 ton capacity is also required
- Also known on ENGEL molding machines up to 1000 ton capacity.
- Completed Scientific molding training at level II minimum.
About Lasko Products
Love Your Air™
Lasko Products is the leading air solutions brand with a reputation for reliable products, peak performance, and perpetual innovation – our commitment to our customers for over a century. Founded in 1906 by Henry Lasko in Philadelphia, Lasko has evolved for over a century to become the global leader in air solution products. From our roots in small appliances, fans, and portable heaters, we’ve grown to become the leading home comfort company while maintaining our unwavering commitment to quality and value. Today, Lasko stands as a symbol of innovation, offering consumers around the world high-performance products; portable fans, heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers, and home ventilation solutions. Our well-known brands, Lasko, B-Air, BlueDri, Air King, and Guardian Technologies, serve both consumer and commercial markets across North America and internationally. As an American company for 120 years, we take pride in upholding the spirit of hard work, trust and accessibility, ensuring that Lasko remains available to all, for generations to come. Headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in Tennessee and Texas, Lasko intends to set the standard in the air solutions category for another 100 years.
Lasko’s mission is to provide comfort you can trust.
Our company’s success is based on our culture of GRACE, with five core “Be” values outlining how we live it.
Growth Mindset — Be Bold
- We are never the finished product ─ every failure is a data point, every setback is a setup.
Recognition — Be Together
- We win together. We celebrate together! High performance deserves to be seen ─ named, specific, remembered.
Authenticity — Be Real
- No masks. No politics. Show up as you are, say what you mean, and mean what you say.
Clear Communication — Be Clear
- Say it plainly. Say it once. Say it to the right person. Clarity is kindness.
Extreme Ownership — Be Accountable
- No blame. No excuses. Own the win and the loss. No exceptions.
Why Join Lasko?
At Lasko, we believe people do their best work when they’re supported ─ personally and professionally. That’s why we offer flexible hours and a hybrid work schedule for our corporate team, promoting employees to balance life and work in a way that fits their lifestyle. Our dog-friendly corporate headquarters adds a fun, welcoming atmosphere, while our competitive salaries with bonus potential recognize and reward your contributions. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a strong 401(k) match, wellness incentives, and robust health coverage. Join Lasko and be part of a legacy of innovation – at a company that values flexibility, growth, and a culture where you can thrive.
