Injection Molding Process Engineer

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Qualifications required:

• Must be a self-motivated starter and comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly growing customer base.
• Four year degree in Engineering ( Plastics, Mechanical, or Chemical )
• Understanding of Electro-mechanical principles and practices
• Must have the ability to work well with others
• Must be able to prepare presentations for customers and management
• AutoCAD proficiency
• Must be able to set up and develop testing procedures and be able to analyze data
• Must be able to adjust to a fast paced always changing landscape

Essential functions and responsibilities:

• Interfaces with shop floor employees to effectively define problems at hand and to identify process variables, inputs and outputs ultimately arriving at root cause
• Set-up design of experiments for process development
• New Product implementation and help develop testing procedures (such as new films, new suppliers, new resins, etc)
• Uses mistake proof strategies to arrive at process/problem resolution
• Effective communicator with the shop floor on all shifts to create awareness and provide training related to process improvements
• Complies with Quality System as required
• Establishes manufacturing standard operating procedures
• Set-up tests and trials, organize and collect the data and be able to analyze the data and present the results to management and or customer
• Establishes and maintains training documentation for operating personnel
• Work With customers on testing new products, ensuring they have the right products for what they are filling into the pouches
• Work with maintenance and manufacturing engineering on machine set-ups
• Report any potential food safety, quality of food defense concerns to the plant manager or quality personnel
• Maintain product safety, legality, regulatory compliance and quality systems
• Must Follow All Company Policies and Procedures
• Follow all documented G ood M anufacturing P ractices

Non-essential skills and experience:

• Other duties as required

Success factors/job competencies:

Physical demands and work environment:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls: reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee is/or may be exposed to high noise levels that require hearing protection. Employee may also be required to wear safety glasses and/or safety gloves.

Please note: This does not represent a contract for employment, yet indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions (as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) expected of an incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of an incumbent. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

Experience

• Understanding of Electro-mechanical principles and practices

Education

• Bachelors or better in Engineering

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