Title: Process Technician (Injection Molding / Blow Molding)
Location: Bethlehem, PA 18020
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $25–$34/hour
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and additional company benefits!
Process Technician responsible for supporting production through machine setup, process optimization, troubleshooting, and quality assurance across injection molding and blow molding operations. This is a hands-on role focused on improving efficiency, reducing scrap, and maintaining reliable equipment performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Job Duties:
• Set up and start injection and blow molding machines
• Establish and validate molding process parameters
• Submit first article samples for quality approval
• Monitor production performance to ensure optimal cycle times and yield
• Diagnose molding defects and implement corrective actions
• Optimize processes to reduce scrap and improve first-pass yield
• Make approved process adjustments to maintain validated parameters
• Program robots and configure end-of-arm tooling (EOAT)
• Set up conveyors, chutes, and automation systems
• Calibrate color loaders and material handling systems
• Utilize ERP systems for production reporting, scrap tracking, and work orders
• Perform Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures during setups and maintenance
Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of injection molding processing experience
• Experience with hydraulic and electric molding presses
• Strong troubleshooting ability in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with extrusion blow or injection blow molding (preferred)
• Experience using ERP systems or MaintainX CMMS (preferred)
• Understanding of plastic material behavior and molding processes
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com