Bench Technician in Westminster, South Carolina at Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering

Job Title: Benching Technician

Reports To: Mold Making Manager (Benching)

Department: Mold Making

Summary of the Position:

Bench/spot molds and mold components. Also responsible for completing any other tasks required by the Mold Making Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate company forklifts/cranes as required.

• Perform all required benching to obtain the desired finish.

• Perform spotting tasks to Hi-Tech and/or customer specifications.

• Bench/master lifters, slides, inserts, and driver pockets.

• Fit slides, lifters, inserts, and other drivers into drive pockets.

• Ensure all mechanical and structural ribs are polished to Hi-Tech and/or customer specification.

• Ensure material thickness of the part is to Hi-Tech and/or customer specifications.

• Ensure all tasks are completed on-time and to Hi-Tech and/or customer specification.

• Maintain quality of product by troubleshooting, initiating engineering changes, and correcting any plastic part non-conformities that are not within customer specifications.

• Utilize problem solving techniques to determine further processing and disposition of non-conforming product.

• Support/enforce quality and environmental, health & safety policies, procedures, and training.

• Travel/Provide in plant customer support as needed

Physical Requirements:

• Work overtime as required by the Department Manager.

• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

• Frequently lift up to 50 lbs.

• Stand, walk, climb, bend, stoop, reach, push, and pull continuously.

• Work in an environment with many different sounds and sound levels.

• Work with and/or around solvents, chemicals, irritants, and/or other potential allergens.

• Travel to customer facilities, training, other Hi-Tech facilities, etc. as required.

• Work in a self-directed, fast-pace environment.

• Must be able to read, write, and perform basic mathematics.

• Work in close proximity to others as required.

• Meet physical requirements of forklift/crane operation (vision, distance judgment, etc.).

Required Technical Skills and Experience:

• Capable of accessing and interpreting design data from CAD software.

• Capable of operating sandblast equipment.

• Capable of operating spotting presses.

• Capable of reading, understanding, and applying the draft angle chart.

• Capable of using a computer to access AX, Catia, Schedule.

• Capable of communicating both orally and in written form with co-workers.

• Capable of using precision measuring tools (calipers, etc.) and other hand-held tools.

• Organized, responsible, and capable of multi-tasking.

• Capable of interfacing with various personalities at all levels of our organization.