Automation-Driven Injection Molding Engineer

Employbridge; Florida; In loco; USD 95.000 - 125.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Employbridge seeks an Injection Molding Engineer to drive safety, quality, productivity, and OEE in a high-volume molding plant. You will lead manufacturing, automation, and continuous improvement projects in collaboration with Production, Maintenance, Tooling, Quality, and Engineering teams.

The ideal candidate thrives on hands-on problem solving, data-driven decisions, and delivering measurable business results while on the plant floor and on-shift as needed.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering, process engineering, automation, or continuous improvement experience.
• Direct experience supporting injection molding operations or similar high-volume automated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success improving OEE, reducing scrap, optimizing cycle times, and increasing equipment reliability.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with injection molding machines, molds, robots, conveyors, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, DOE, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and data analysis skills.
• Willingness to spend the majority of the day on the manufacturing floor and provide occasional off-shift support.

Mansioni

• Lead initiatives focused on reducing scrap, downtime, and cycle times while improving OEE, quality, and throughput.
• Analyze production data and identify opportunities for process optimization and waste reduction.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving techniques such as 5 Why, A3, DMAIC, DOE, and root cause analysis.
• Establish robust and repeatable molding processes through scientific molding principles, SPC, and process capability analysis.
• Coordinate process improvements and ensure supporting documentation is updated and maintained.
• Develop and implement automation solutions utilizing robots, conveyors, sensors, vision systems, automated inspection, and material-handling equipment.
• Improve existing equipment performance through mechanical, automation, and ergonomic enhancements.
• Collaborate with maintenance, tooling, controls, and external suppliers to install, troubleshoot, and commission new equipment and systems.
• Support machine guarding, safety improvements, and equipment reliability initiatives.
• Manage manufacturing and capital projects from concept through implementation and validation.
• Define project scope, schedules, budgets, milestones, and success metrics.
• Coordinate resources, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Track and report project savings, productivity gains, quality improvements, and operational benefits.
• Lead equipment installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT activities, validation, and production release.
• Develop testing protocols and acceptance criteria for safety, functionality, throughput, quality, and reliability.
• Support production trials, run-at-rate testing, and post-launch performance monitoring.
• Ensure required documentation, training, maintenance plans, and spare parts strategies are completed prior to release.

Conoscenze

Project management

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication

Technical writing

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field

Strumenti

Injection molding machines

Molds

Robots

Conveyors

Vision systems

Machine controls

Robot programming

PLC/HMI

Descrizione del lavoro

Employbridge seeks an Injection Molding Engineer to drive safety, quality, productivity, and OEE in a high-volume molding plant. You will lead manufacturing, automation, and continuous improvement projects in collaboration with Production, Maintenance, Tooling, Quality, and Engineering teams.

The ideal candidate thrives on hands-on problem solving, data-driven decisions, and delivering measurable business results while on the plant floor and on-shift as needed.