Responsibilities:

• Support plant operations by establishing, providing and maintaining the process engineering and technical disciplines required to ensure that robust manufacturing processes are achieved to meet the plant’s productivity, delivery, quality and safety objectives.
• Direct, plan and coordinate activities in the Maintenance Department, ensuring proper machine repair and uptime are achieved.
• Responsible for planning, coordinating, administering, and managing the activities of the manufacturing process engineering, maintenance and tooling functions.
• Responsible for the efficient and cost-effective repair and maintenance of all related plant equipment, buildings, and grounds.
• Supervises all process engineering, technical, maintenance, and tooling personnel.
• Works closely with staff to plan and design methods to maintain, improve or enhance existing manufacturing processes.
• Develops, establishes and ensures appropriate departmental standards, methods, policies, procedures and documentation are in place and maintained.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective preventative maintenance program on all related plant assets.
• Ensures the completion of accurate documentation associated with all maintenance procedures inclusive of preventative / predictive maintenance and emergency repair activities.
• Organizes departmental structure by assigning responsibilities, delegating authority, recruiting and selection, orienting, and training employees.
• Monitors and analyzes process performance for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Develops and implements processing and tooling standards that promote SMED principles.
• Responsible for development and validation of new production processes as well as upgrading existing production processes. Assists in layout, tooling design, and programming robotics for automated part removal and other post-molding operations.
• Initiates business cases for new capital equipment or more cost-effective processing methods.
• Work in partnership with Plant Leadership Team to identify strategic objectives and goals for future manufacturing processes and/or operations.
• Participates in solving quality problems involving tooling, and equipment, and drives improvement and process changes that improve cost and efficiency.
• Manages process evaluations, troubleshooting, and establishes process engineering protocols.
• Defines specifications for new or improved equipment, and participates in equipment design in coordination with designers, vendors, and other engineering groups.
• Recommend, justify, and maintain spare parts crib that enables the facility to function effectively through the effective utilization of company assets.
• Enforce the appropriate safety policies and procedures to ensure total compliance of OSHA regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field highly preferred.
• Plastic Injection Molding experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic competencies. Must have a proven track record that demonstrates these competencies.
• Strong functional knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance procedures and practices.
• Working knowledge of plant material feed systems, and robots (Wittmann, UR, and or Fanuc is an asset).
• Strong functional knowledge of programmable controls, including the ability to troubleshoot and modify programs through the use of appropriate tools.
• Must be a good leader and team player.
• Must have ability to manage multiple projects.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $118,000.00 - $153,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person