CoWorx Staffing Services seeks a Process Engineer for a top-notch employer in Bloomfield CT. The ideal candidate will have experience with plastic injection molding and a material science background. This is a direct hire opportunity offering room for growth and an excellent total compensation package.

Job Summary:

The Process Engineer is responsible for analyzing, improving, and maintaining all the tooling, equipment and processes relating to their assigned area. In addition, the Engineer will support the introduction of new products as needed.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop, document, implement, and sustain manufacturing processes using appropriate data and tools.
• Improve efficiency through set-up time reduction, run rate improvement, and machine uptime.
• Coordinate and organize improvement projects.
• Analyze close tolerance tooling and suggest improvements to increase output and improve quality.
• Review new products and suggest improvements to assure producibility and economy.
• Interacts with supplier contacts and assists with administration of outside vendors.
• Conduct training on equipment and processes.
• Involve relevant others in shaping plans and making decisions; participate in group efforts and encourage others’ participation; listen to co-workers’ concerns and aid as appropriate.
• Ongoing development of associated equipment and processes to reduce costs, increase quality level and increase throughput.
• Provide information and general knowledge for all production-related issues.
• Ongoing support of production as required.
• Provide support in root cause analysis for customer complaints (8D’S).
• Lead projects for continuous improvement for the assigned KPI’S (OTD, Scrap reduction, efficiency)
• Utilize a risk-based approach in assessing operational safety and process effectiveness.
• As able, provides hands-on support for machine troubleshooting.
• Evaluate new equipment and technologies that apply to their assigned area.
• Provide documentation of all machine settings including work instructions and operation sheets.

Education and Experience:

• B.S. in Mechanical, Industrial or other Engineering discipline, ideally Material Science
• 5 years manufacturing or process engineering experience and plastic injection molding
• Professional certification in Six Sigma (at least green belt), and/or lean manufacturing are preferred.
• Hands-on experience in processes or equipment (mechanical aptitude)
• Basic understanding of material characteristics.
• Must work effectively in a regulatory medical and automotive environment with working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management.