Product Design Engineer

Compensation for this opportunity ranges from $70,000 to $85,000 per year plus bonus.

Experience matters. Since 1948, T.O. Plastics has manufactured quality custom thermoformed parts and packaging and provided exceptional service to horticulture, medical and industrial customers around the world. One of the top 100 thermoforming companies in North America, T.O. Plastics delivers value by focusing on customer needs and by offering a full range of services from design-to-manufacture. At T.O. Plastics, we are dedicated to excellence, and we leverage our experience and core competency to develop customized, cost-effective solutions for businesses in diverse markets.

T.O. Plastics has facilities in both Clearwater and Otsego, Minnesota.

It is our
Mission
to “delight and serve our customers with innovative thermoform solutions”. The compensation ranges from $70 to $85K plus benefits.

• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• STD and LTD Insurance
• 401K with a generous company match
• 3 weeks of PTO earned as a weekly accrual
• Critical Illness Coverage
• FSA or HSA Contribution Plans
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

This position is responsible for the following tasks, duties, and responsibilities:

• Generate product designs to meet customer needs primarily within our Horticulture value stream.
• Develop thermoforming tool designs in support of our product designs. These designs include forming molds and trim tooling
• Establish tooling and manufacturing process to full utilization of equipment and efficient set up of products to ensure we are operating at optimum efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement within the thermoforming operation with a focus on tool designs and tooling optimization to support new and existing designs.
• Utilize available technologies to enhance the design, build and optimization of tooling in the thermoforming operations.
• Work with Quality, Manufacturing, and other design teams to ensure initial project prints are constructed and approved for production.
• Project Management to ensure timely completion of projects and programs
• Be the primary technical interface to the customer through the design and development phase of programs
• Act as the subject matter expert on Design for Manufacturability for customers to ensure long term sustainability in manufacturing.
• Management reporting for new product schedules and feasibility analysis
• Work closely with inside resources to ensure project specifications meet timelines.
• Assist Prototype and Quality Control to assure prototype model testing to validate designs.
• Aid in providing support for product risk/return and failure analysis
• Work with internal departments to support regulatory, ordering, inspection, manufacture and promotion of new products and product modifications.
• Support all ISO documentation and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Provide engineering support to other departments as required (i.e. Marketing, QA/QC, Regulatory, etc.).
• Team member of the Material Review Board and responsible for related decisions and explanations of current parts to print levels
• Team member for analysis on any product return and supporting documentation required.
• Maintain engineering managerial functions in the absence of the Engineering Manager
• Identify and report any unsafe work conditions, behaviors, or incidents.
• Follow and adhere to all safety procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor/manager.

The qualifications listed here are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience could provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform this job.

• Minimum of B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent preferred.
• S. in Mechanical…