ABB Schweiz AG
Einrichter:in Spritzguss / Extrusion
📍 Uster, Zurich, Switzerland
Role and responsibilities
In this role, you will operate process equipment and machinery to convert raw materials or semi‑finished goods into components or finished parts for end products — at the right time and in the required quality. You will carry out your assigned tasks daily in accordance with agreed workflows, ABB standard processes, and safety guidelines, and you will report any deviations. In addition, you will operate machines according to the operating manual, work plan, and/or production order. Performing routine machine setups, adjustments, repairs, and replacement of simple wear parts. Ensuring regular standard maintenance of equipment, tool setup, programming tasks, troubleshooting, and reporting malfunctions; maintaining detailed records of setups, repairs, and maintenance activities. Monitoring and documenting good parts, scrap parts, and finished products.
Team / description
ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts;), helps manage the connection, protection and distribution of electrical power from source to socket. The Division’s products are engineered to provide ease of installation and perform in demanding and harsh conditions, helping to ensure safety and continuous operation for utilities, businesses and people around the world. The Commercial Essentials product segment includes electrical junction boxes, commercial fittings, strut and cable tray metal framing systems for commercial and residential construction. The Premier Industrial product segment includes multiple product lines, such as Ty-Rap® cable ties, T&B; Liquidtight Systems® protection products, PVC coated and nylon conduit systems, power connection and grounding systems, and cable protection systems of conduits and fittings for harsh and industrial applications. The Division also manufactures solutions for medium-voltage applications used in the utility market under its marquee brands including Elastimold™ reclosers and switchgear, capacitor switches, current limiting fuses, Homac™ distribution connectors, Hi-Tech Valiant™ full-range current limiting fuse for fire mitigation, faulted current indicators and distribution connectors, cable accessories and apparatus with products for overhead and underground distribution. Manufacturing includes made-to-stock and custom-made solutions.
Qualifications and Skills
Completed vocational training as a plastics technologist or toolmaker
At least 5 years of practical experience in injection molding and extrusion, including machine setup, start-up, and troubleshooting
Skilled in setting up, adjusting, and optimizing injection molding machines, tools, hot runner systems, and process parameters
Experience in sampling new injection molding tools, conducting initial production runs, and preparing complete production and quality documentation
Solid understanding of quality standards, safety and environmental regulations, and practical application of 5S and structured process control
Solid organizational skills, technical problem-solving abilities, and team spirit in an injection molding environment
Good German skills (spoken and written) for effective communication, documentation, and coordination in the production area
ERP knowledge (SAP)