Process Technician

**Process Technician**

**Permanent Full-Time**

**Shifts: Continental Days + Continental Nights**

**Plus, Night Shift Premiums $1.50 / hour**

**Location: Milton, ON**

**About Keter**:
Keter is the innovative global leader in consumer lifestyle solutions for in and around the home. Keter invents, builds and brings to market an extensive range of patio furniture, indoor and outdoor storage solutions, tool storage systems and household organization products known for their durability, design, and functionality. Keter designs with the most innovative technologies and build with sustainable materials, creating lifestyle products that enhance people’s spaces, elevate their experiences and last a lifetime. With products available in over 100 countries through leading retailers, Keter’s global scale enables meeting the diverse home needs of consumers everywhere around the world.

This position is available at our manufacturing facility located in Milton, ON.

**Job Overview**:
Processing Technician is a technical position that focuses on set up and processing of injection molding machinery. Proficient knowledge of robotics and automation is required as well as the ability to work within a team for production and assembly of our products. We are hiring for a 12-hour continental day shift, and a 12-hour continental night shift.

**Essential Functions and Responsibilities**:
**Processing**
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of processing injection molds
- Knowledge of in mold labelling systems and processes
- Set up and setting of processing parameters of ancillary units
- Verify work order for required components and execution of those requirements
- Perform start up process on injection molding machines and liaison with quality department for completion of first off approval process
- Assist technical department with daily maintenance activities when needed. Perform preventative maintenance on molds and machines as per instructions of supervisors and production manager
- Understand and adjust machine processing parameters to achieve Keter quality standards
- Troubleshoot, disassemble and reassemble ancillary equipment for basic repair
- Perform the Set Up Technician’s essential functions as and when required

**Robotics / Automation**
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of 6 axis-articulating and cartesian robot programming and motion planning
- Touch up and adjust robot teach positions
- Install, repair and modify robot end of arm tooling
- Program, customize and repair programmable controllers
- Perform routine preventive and corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components

**Additional Duties**
- Participate / lead brainstorming improvement ideas & corrective action plans
- Lead & conduct Safety, Quality, 5S & other audits - training will be provided
- Work safety in accordance with Keter H&S policies and procedures and OHSA
- Ensure team members in your area zone are wearing required PPE and are working in compliance with all H&S Policies and Procedures and OHSA
- Follow work instructions
- Communicate and work effectively with team members
- Maintain a clean and safe work area
- Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced work environment
- Complete other duties as assigned

**Skills and Competencies**
- Self-directed, highly motivated team member
- Participate within a team and motivate fellow team members to ensure productivity targets are met
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Effective communication skill including ability effectively to read, write and speak English
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Manual dexterity required for handling and packaging
- Physical endurance required over 12-hour shift
- Ability to lift up-to 23 kilograms (50 lbs.) required

**Shift Requirements**:

- Continental 12-hour Shifts;
- Day Shift 7:00am - 7:00pm, and Night Shift 7:00pm-7:00am;
- Shift Rotation (7 shifts over 2-week period)
- Week 1: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Week 2: Wed, Thurs
- Breaks: 60 minutes total.

**Company Benefits**:
Permanent Full-Time employees are eligible after completion of 3 months for:

- Group benefits; Health & Dental, Extended Health, Life Insurance, AD&D, Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistant Program
- Group RRSP with up to 3% company match
- Safety Shoe, insole and safety glasses reimbursements offered

Keter embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Keter is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation(s) please advise us anytime during the recruitment process and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.