What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer position at Milacron?
Milacron is looking for a Lead Engineer to join our team in Batavia, OH. As a Lead Engineer, you will approve mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic engineering designs, analyze sales order sheets and change notices for engineering content and impact, provide estimates, give daily direction to team members, and ensure team output meets required cost, quality, and timing. You will have full engineering ownership of design, execution, and performance for the product lines.
Work You’ll Do
Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.
Eeo
The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Work You’ll Do
- Overall technical ownership of product line.
- Responsible and accountable to ensure designs meet customer needs.
- Partner with Supply Chain teams to ensure profitability.
- Partner with estimating teams to ensure accuracy of customer requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation.
- Direct daily operations of assigned engineers, setting priorities based on customer needs and forecasting team capacity/demand.
- Ensure customer requirements are understood and met, estimate effort on orders, track progress, and act as primary technical contact.
- Ensure customer and field issues are resolved with quick containment steps and long-term fixes using formal problem-solving techniques.
- Conduct regular employee one-on-one discussions as well as conduct formal performance reviews.
- Establish goals and expectations and ensure accountability in line with overall organizational goals.
- Work with marketing/product managers to define new options and provide final approval on engineering designs.
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering field. Including mechanical, electrical, plastics, engineering technology, or related field
- 5 years of progressive engineering experience
- Proven leader
- Experience with Change Management
- General knowledge of plastics processing machinery
- Relevant experience with machine design, operation, safeties and industry standards
- 3D CAD Design
Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.
Eeo
The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.