Injection Mold Process Engineer

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.

1. Manages all process engineering functions and activities of technical staff to maintain timely and complete processing of projects and daily problem-solving activities.
2. Maintains awareness of operations and aiding and directing as required to improve production effectiveness and overall performance.
3. Establishes standard practices for process engineering activities, including problem-solving and documentation.
4. 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.
5. Assists the department in compliance with the IATF 16949 quality system.
6. Participate in the launch of new products and programs.
7. Mistake-proof manufacturing processes.
8. Establish and implement key process control parameters for monitoring and measuring injection molding processes (Including SPC).
9. Support process maintenance as assigned.
10. Work with Process Technicians to drive and facilitate process improvements.
11. Reduce scrap during color changes and material changes.
12. Reduce scrap due to molding defects (Short Shots, Splay, Color Streaks, etc)
13. Increase machine uptime.
14. Additional responsibilities as assigned by the manager.

Qualifications:

Education and experience required for the role.

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