What are the responsibilities and job description for the Injection Mold Process Engineer position at PSI Molded Plastics Indiana Inc?
Summary/Objective:
Responsible for coordinating and providing direction regarding technical functions of the plant and assisting department managers with plant productivity, scrap objectives, and continuous improvement activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Manages all process engineering functions and activities of technical staff to maintain timely and complete processing of projects and daily problem-solving activities.
- Maintains awareness of operations and aiding and directing as required to improve production effectiveness and overall performance.
- Establishes standard practices for process engineering activities, including problem-solving and documentation.
- Provide assistance to all departments with plant technical communication and technical support, as well as providing technicians with clear communication and training to improve process techniques.
- Assists the department in compliance with the IATF 16949 quality system.
- Participate in the launch of new products and programs.
- Mistake-proof manufacturing processes.
- Establish and implement key process control parameters for monitoring and measuring injection molding processes (Including SPC).
- Support process maintenance as assigned.
- Work with Process Technicians to drive and facilitate process improvements.
- Reduce scrap during color changes and material changes.
- Reduce scrap due to molding defects (Short Shots, Splay, Color Streaks, etc)
- Increase machine uptime.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by the manager.
Qualifications:
Education and experience required for the role.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a four-year College or university.
- Minimum 5 years experience within the plastics industry.
- 3 years of processing experience in injection molding.
Salary : $85,000 - $100,000
