Injection Mold Process Engineer

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $ Annually

Professional South Bend, IN, US

Summary/Objective:

Responsible for coordinating and providing direction regarding technical functions of the plant and assisting department managers with plant productivity, scrap objectives, and continuous improvement activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Manages all process engineering functions and activities of technical staff to maintain timely and complete processing of projects and daily problem-solving activities.
• Maintains awareness of operations and aiding and directing as required to improve production effectiveness and overall performance.
• Establishes standard practices for process engineering activities, including problem-solving and documentation.
• Provide assistance to all departments with plant technical communication and technical support, as well as providing technicians with clear communication and training to improve process techniques.
• Assists the department in compliance with the IATF 16949 quality system.
• Participate in the launch of new products and programs.
• Mistake-proof manufacturing processes.
• Establish and implement key process control parameters for monitoring and measuring injection molding processes (Including SPC).
• Support process maintenance as assigned.
• Work with Process Technicians to drive and facilitate process improvements.
• Reduce scrap during color changes and material changes.
• Reduce scrap due to molding defects (Short Shots, Splay, Color Streaks, etc)
• Increase machine uptime.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by the manager.

Qualifications:

Education and experience required for the role.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a four-year College or university.
• Minimum 5 years experience within the plastics industry.
• 3+ years of processing experience in injection molding.