Job Description

TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a World-class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier1 supplier of injection molded interior/exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members.

General Job Description:

The successful candidate will be responsible for defect reductions, cycle time management, material usage, and process control in injection process. Flexible work hours will be necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintaining all aspects of quality in the injection-molding department.
Trials for new products, molds, and EOAT (End of Arm Tooling).
Scrap reduction and overall productivity improvement.
Assisting Quality Control, Tooling, Maintenance, and Paint Departments with any issues due to the molding process and working together to resolve them.
Investigate “WHY?” in all aspects of the process and find a solution to ensure it does not happen again.
Focus on mizen boushi activities – prevent problem from occurring after it happens.
Trouble-shoot defects in the injection process and implement countermeasures by determining the cause of the trouble and taking steps to prevent re-occurrence.
Scrap reduction by limiting defects to meet established targets.
Cycle reduction on all machines by creating efficiencies for operators.
Training set-up, leader tech and supervisors on set-up work instructions.
Training set-up and supervisors with new products and procedures.
Creation of work instructions for purging, mold change and after startup check.
Documentation of all presses as well as training supervisors and set-up how to use them.
Maintain consistent quality and production by stabilizing processes and machine functions.
Reduce machine down time by implementing maintenance and preventative maintenance (delegate the actual repairs/maintenance to the maintenance dept.).
Fill out MSCN’s for tool modifications, retrials, & follow-up to ensure the modifications were implemented and successful by retrial.
Train set up techs to perform minor processing for defect trouble shooting
Maintain charts, report daily/weekly defect activity and monthly scrap/defect ratio report.
Support Set-up with mold changes and color changes when possible
Work in a safe manner and maintain 5S.
TG Minto may amend the reporting structure and/or duties and responsibilities as business needs require

Qualifications:

2-year college diploma; or three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum three years in the automotive industry.
Minimum two years of experience in a Set-Up Technician role.
Reach truck license required.
Lift truck license required.
Vacuum form and injection manufacturing experience is considered an asset.

Compensation and Benefits

Starting wages of $25.96/hr
Paid overtime after 40/hours per week
Company Performance Bonuses
Shift Premiums ranging from +$0.40 to +$0.65 (Afternoon Shift) & +$1.00 (Night Shift)

We offer a very extensive benefit program:

Company Paid time off: Up to 10 Days + 5 Float Days to start, 15 Days + 5 Float Days (1st full year)
Benefits start from Day 1 – 90% Medical, 80% Dental, Variety of Paramedical Coverage ($500/service)
Uniforms are Provided + Yearly Allowance + Yearly Safety Boot Allowance
Employee Assistance Program provided through Manulife/Homewood
Employee Appreciation Events and Celebrations throughout the year and $Cash Recognition Programs

Work Environment

TG Minto takes pride in providing a Clean, Organized and Climate Controlled environment throughout the plant.

TG is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities. Please let us know at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation.

Straight Shift Timing on Afternoon Shift (2:00PM-10:30PM) but may be required to change shifts in order to accommodate production requirements.

Nature of vacancy: Replacement

TG Minto Corporation

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Injection Engineering Technician