Job Title: Process Engineering Manager

Job Description

This role involves managing and supporting the engineering team, while actively ensuring adherence to SQF/HACCP procedures. The position requires overseeing engineering activities and molding processes, providing guidance for plant process engineering priorities, estimating training strategies for technical staff, managing new product launches, and identifying and implementing best practices. Additionally, the role entails customer support for product performance and specification development, along with ensuring food safety within the process engineering department.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the engineering team.
• Ensure adherence to SQF/HACCP procedures.
• Oversee engineering activities and molding processes.
• Provide guidance for plant process engineering priorities.
• Estimate and develop new training strategies for technical staff.
• Responsible for managing new product launches.
• Identify and implement best practices.
• Provide customer support for product performance and specification development.
• Ensure food safety within the process engineering department.

Essential Skills

• Continuous improvement.
• Plastics injection molding expertise.
• Knowledge of KPI and ERP systems.
• Thin wall high-speed injection molding experience.
• Plastics and tooling proficiency.
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge.
• Capital project management skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of experience in a plastic injection molding environment.
• 5 years of leadership, training, and mentoring experience.
• Experience in high-speed injection molding.
• Tooling and tool design expertise.
• Basic KPI and ERP experience.
• Capital project execution experience.
• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Work Environment

The work environment is a manufacturing setting, where the role requires being a hands-on manager working directly with equipment. The company offers a family-oriented atmosphere with a strong leadership team, fostering growth and development opportunities.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $105000.00 - $130000.00/yr.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lees Summit,MO.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 30, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $105,000 - $130,000