MOLD CHANGE TEAM MEMBER - Newell Brands : Job Details

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Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco, Coleman, Oster, Rubbermaid and Sharpie, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

Position Title: Mold Change Team Member B Shift

Location: Winchester, VA

Reports to: Technical Supervisor

Newell Brands is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they live, learn, work and play. We are committed to building consumer and commercial brands that matter while leveraging the benefits of being one company: shared expertise, operating efficiencies, and a culture of innovation.

As a Mold Change team Member in the Commercial Division, located in Winchester, VA you will report to a Technical or Maintenance Supervisor. This position will be responsible for performing all of the Mold Change activities on the daylight shifts. This would possibly include attending the daily SHO and communicating with the other shift leads or supervisors on the daily mold change priorities, other tasks and ongoing projects. It would also include but not be limited to the following list of Duties and Responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities: 80% Mold change / 20 % Other

* Arrive at your work area prepared to work safely, focused on your job, and with all required PPE.

* Use computer to determine Mold change Schedule working through Mattec , Document manager and related programs

* Stage all components needed for Mold change including but not limited to, Molds, Auxiliary Equipment, Nozzles, Ejector / Core Electrical and Hydraulic lines, all water and air lines, All tools including crane and all Mold cleaning materials

* Clean and maintain molds along with general mold repair when prepping molds for removal during mold change.

* Change Molds / Do Mold change sheet accordingly.

o Remove plastic where applicable and clean nozzle area to a state that the nozzles can be pulled safely.

o Remove Knockouts

o Clean all molds and molding surfaces, spray with antirust.

o Remove Nozzles and Molds wearing proper PPE and working safely.

o Clean Platen

o Install Molds and Nozzles working safely.

o Install All water, air, electrical and hydraulic lines, and knockout pins.

o Test and ensure all work correctly.

o Clean and grease all applicable areas on the new molds.

o Do Material / Color Change as Necessary

o Clean the entire area in and around the machine being mold changed.

o Start up mold installed and run a quality part

* Work closely with production, on production molds when issues arise.

* Maintain, organize, and stage molds, auxiliary, nozzles, and all other components for upcoming changes

* Manage in Press mold PM's and get molds ready to run per schedule.

* Repair molds as possible Ie , broken water nipples, hydraulic fitting etc.

* Maintain supplies / accessories through tool crib.

* Internal Record keeping .Keep records/log of mold work done

* Communicate with Mold Shop, Mold Engineer, Process tech, Supervisor about mold issues.

* Working inside the Mold Shop area to support the Technical and Maintenance Supervisors needs, when not mold changing.

* Some OT will be requested as needed on off days. OT Manning schedule will be developed if needed.

* Go to other areas and change molds as available to do so

* Create Inventory checklists for each mold change

* Work in Nozzle area when time permits or priority requires it

* Support PEAK initiatives throughout the plant.