Process Engineer; Plastic Injection Mold

Injection Molding Process Engineer

The Process Engineer independently performs various complex and non-routine standard and non-standard engineering duties which includes planning and design of new products, improving manufacturing methods, initiating design changes and actively interfaces with customers to maximize manufacturing capabilities.

• Design new manufacturing processes aimed at improving quality, efficiency and output.
• Assists in maintaining engineering changes related to process updates.
• Establishes and implements standards, documentation and procedures for all new and existing products.
• Continually improves manufacturing methods and process/design changes.
• Continually investigates and resolves manufacturing process problems.
• Supports quality team with quality issues and customer concerns.
• Acts as a liaison between manufacturing and selected customers and jobs that have been subcontracted.
• Assists in ensuring safety equipment is operational and safety procedures are followed to maintain high safety standards.
• Performs process activities which involves conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment.
• Train process technicians and mold setters as well as molding equipment operators to verify new or updated processes are performed correctly.
• Assists in planning, developing and quoting of new products for profit potential and manufacturing feasibility.
• Leads and supervises process technicians.
• Completes and performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific field or 6 years of experience
• Completion of Master Molder certification or equivalent.
• Three to four years of related work experience;
• Must be able to work and function in a team environment.
• Requires knowledge of mechanical reasoning related to understanding equipment, machinery and their primary functions.
• DOE and six sigma certification preferred.