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Dakota Molding provides on-the-job training for all new employees and offers great benefits including:

• Employee-owned company
• Production bonuses
• Four 10-hour work days with 3-day weekends

To see a full list of our benefits, view our Careers page.

Duties for a Plastic Molding Fabrication worker include:

• Reporting to department lead person
• Examining all parts before and during secondary operations to assure that they meet Dakota Molding’s and the customer’s quality requirement
• Notify the department lead person of any quality problems that are encountered during secondary operations so that a corrective action can be made
• Keep work area clean and organized during the shift
• Properly mark all products that have gone through critical operations during the production process
• Properly stack and organize parts after the secondary operations have been performed to maximize floor space and minimize damage
• Work efficiently to maximize output during the day
• Clean the tables and work areas at the end of each shift
• Put all tools and equipment in their proper locations
• Notify the department lead person of any tools or equipment that are needed to properly run the department

Other duties as assigned by management

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This position will be responsible for developing and monitoring quality performance standards for internal and external quality. Providing operation support to reduce scrap, improve quality and improve efficiency. Being an active participant or directing New Product Development activities with new products to ensure high quality standards and process efficiencies are achieved. Create and maintain work instructions, BOMs and current print revisions. The position will require some “ownership” of certain processes or duties within the Quality/Engineering department.

Dakota Molding provides on-the-job training for all new employees and offers great benefits including:

• Employee-owned company
• Production bonuses
• Four 10-hour work days with 3-day weekends

To see a full list of our benefits, view our  Careers page.

Requirements for an Engineering Technician:

• Associates degree in engineering related field or pursuing B.S in engineering.

Duties for an Engineering Technician include, but are not limited to:

• Support development and maintenance of capable quality system
• Perform all new part qualification activities (PPAP)
• Track and report cost of quality
• Provide production support with troubleshooting to reduce scrap and improve efficiency
• Prepare work instructions
• Able to review/perform2-D/ 3-D design
• Perform material testing
• Ground up fixture design as well as improvement of existing tooling
• Support mold shop in mold modifications, improvements and troubleshooting
• Create and update BOMs for current and new products
• Support document rev control of all prints, work instructions, and other controlled documents
• Support new product development during design review, prototype, and initial production start-up phases
• Warranty and SDR analysis on returned product
• Take the lead on certain processes or areas of responsibly as needed

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Dakota Molding provides on-the-job training for all new employees and offers great benefits including:

• Employee-owned company
• Production bonuses
• Four 10-hour work days with 3-day weekends

To see a full list of our benefits, view our  Careers page.

Duties for a Cost Analyst include, but are not limited to:

• Receive, evaluate, and prioritize requests for quotations
• Review part databases to determine tool and mold ability then provide feedback to customers
• Use established machine and labor rates to calculate part weights, cycle time, scrap, and other rotational molding parameters as well as to determine piece part cost and price
• Recommend appropriate materials for the customer application as needed
• Work with engineering to determine cycle times, scrap, equipment, automation and other manufacturing parameters to establish assembly cost and price using defined machine and labor rates
• Use tooling worksheet to calculate tooling costs by estimating hours required to produce a mold in addition to estimating the material costs
• Schedule and lead quote review meetings prior to issuance to the customer after all quotations are proofed for accuracy, consistency, and conciseness
• Function as the subject matter expert in costing, estimating, pricing and proposal development with a deep understanding of the cost estimating model and knowledge in development of machine, labor, and floor space rates
• Travel to other facilities to support business as needed
• Performs other duties and/or responsibilities as assigned

Our Ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Accounting or equivalent
• Prior technical experience in the rotational molding industry with good working knowledge of tooling and process manufacturing preferred
• Working knowledge of engineering and manufacturing economics
• Sound understanding of general business finance concepts
• Ability to represent the company in a competent and professional manner with all internal and external clients
• Understanding of nylon processing, common secondary operations and assemble methods
• Superb oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with previous experience in proposal development
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong work ethic with ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Self-starter with ability to work independently
• Computer knowledge including but not limited to Microsoft Office products, Internet, Outlook, etc.
• Knowledge and accurate use of CAD system for efficient file transfers, viewing and analysis
• High regard for confidentiality

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Dakota Molding provides on-the-job training for all new employees and offers great benefits including:

• Employee-owned company
• Production bonuses
• Four 10-hour work days with 3-day weekends

To see a full list of our benefits, view our  Careers page.

Employee is to work in the maintenance department with an emphasis in mold repair, in order to fulfill the goal of reducing scrap and reducing production issues by using preventative maintenance techniques.

Requirements and Experience for successful candidates:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Ability to weld, both MIG and TIG or willing to learn.
• Attention to detail and critical techniques such as bluing molds
• Rotational mold knowledge and troubleshooting ability
• Ability to use hand tools to fix and repair production needs/requirements
• Ability to read blueprints and basic computer skills
• Required to stand, lift at least 75 lbs, bend, stoop, twist, and climb a minimum of 8 hours a day.
• Extensive power and hand tool use
• Must have problem solving skills, self-starter, strong organizational skills, independent and team interaction
• Ability to service all equipment in the company and keep all plant equipment as operable at all the time
• Communicates potential equipment failure or equipment issues to manager

This position is Monday – Thursday from 6:00am to 4:30pm.

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This position will be responsible for developing and monitoring quality performance standards for internal and external quality. Providing operation support to reduce scrap and improve quality. Develop and maintain an incoming and receiving program on purchased parts. Being an active participant or directing New Product Development activities with new products to insure high quality standards are achieved.

Purpose of Position: To develop and maintain a quality system for a rotational molding business that exceeds customer expectations.

Reports to: General Manager

Requirements:
• Must be a Junior or Senior in a Qualified Engineering program
• Qualified Engineering Degrees include: Manufacturing, Mechanical, Agriculture, and IME
• ASQ certification or Lean training a plus.
Duties for Quality Engineer Intern
• Develop and maintain capable quality system
• Develop and maintain an incoming receiving system
• Perform all new part qualification activities
• Track and report cost of quality
• Provide production support with troubleshooting
• Prepare work instructions
• Work with primary contact for customer Quality issues
• Able to review/perform2-D/ 3-D design
• Able to perform material testing

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