Process Engineer (Plastics Manufacturing)

This position will provide engineering support for plants and corporate programs encompassing productivity improvements, standardization of processes and manufacturing methods, business expansion of new product lines, installation and startup of new equipment, and introduction of new products.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in plant production and quality assurance while maintaining processes & maximizing machine performance, safety and quality


• Drives development and implementation in SPC systems, also evaluates and implements material advances in conjunction with E&TS


• Develops and updates preventative maintenance of molds and injection molding machines while working in conjunction with E&TS and machine suppliers


• Aims for product and process improvements of existing operations and is a resource for mold and equipment repairs


• Provide ongoing technical support to plant operations to insure safety, productivity, quality and delivery performance for the plant


• Assist in component evaluation for new products and new product testing including new mold and equipment installations


• Coordinate all Pro-T-Con activity developing and implementing process, product and equipment improvements in the plant


• Develop standard operating procedures for molding machines and related equipment 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/industrial engineer and/or 7+ years of relevant experience 


• Extensive knowledge of the molding process, molding equipment, molding materials and mold tooling


• Project management expertise in process improvement and innovation principles


• Ability to react to situations in a timely manner and be flexible with people and operational assets


• Ability to anticipate operational problems and act on those intuitions