Job Summary:

• Responsible for continuous improvement of injection molding processes.
• Works with production management, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify process activities to support customer requirements.
• Implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and affect greater utilization of labor and materials.

Responsibilities:

• Motivate and provide direction to the Process Technicians ensuring appropriate directions, training, and evaluation.
• Develop and maintain the process standards in which all parts are manufactured.
• Review production and operating records and resolves technical processing issues.
• Follow established action plans for processes out of range.
• Specify project management and buy off of new equipment.
• Manage exploration of new materials and processes in order to achieve the best quality, process, and reliability.
• Motivate and train the mold setters, ensuring appropriate training and evaluation.
• Verify and apply narrow ranges for optimum processes to meet customer expectations.
• Manage exploration of new materials and processes in order to achieve the best quality, process, and reliability.
• Compile data and analyze past and current information in order to assist in the preparation of the budget and reduce operational costs.
• Work with tool shops for all tool repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain documentation closely, following necessary timelines on specific projects.

Requirements:

• 2-5 Minimum Years of Experience with Injection Molding with presses ranging from 85-3200 tons.
• At least 2 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Master-root cause troubleshooting with problem solving.
• Experience with valve gate, hot runner systems, and scientific injection molding principals.
• Desire to be hands on and overcome challenges that arise on a daily basis.

Preferred:

• RJG Master Molder 1 and Master Molder 2 training.
• Problem solving training.

Education:

Bachelor's Level Degree. Area of Study: Plastics / Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineering, Technology Degree or similar. *Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions