Extrusion Process Engineer I – Quality & Innovation

Trinity Plastics Inc.; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Plastics Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to fully support production goals and quality assurance, address product deficiencies, and provide technical support to internal teams and outside parties when needed.

The role requires awareness of ISO 9001:2015, GMP and SQF, auditing for compliance, and assisting management in implementing and maintaining the quality management system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree with 3 years' experience in the plastics industry.
• Proficient working knowledge of all Microsoft Programs.
• Minimum three years of Quality Assurance and supervisory experience
• Good problem-solving and project management skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions
• High degree of communication ability, both oral and written to both managers and plant personnel.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Design of experiment knowledge a plus
• Good attendance record.
• Possess certification in quality management system auditing.
• Proficient statistical and analytical skills.
• Ability to differentiate color.

Responsibilities

• New process/product formulation development, while providing product quality assurance.
• Lead existing process/product formulation improvement projects.
• Oversee trial run process and approve trial run samples as needed.
• Approve product specification, formulation and quality standard setup.
• Approve raw material and masterbatch selection and qualification.
• Complete and authorize resin compliant reports.
• Respond to customer complaints.
• Provide technical support service and support to customers, production and marketing teams.
• Provide trouble shooting assistant to the production team.
• Ensure technical updates and regulation mandates are current.
• Performance evaluation through daily and annual review of the Quality Department process and procedures and of the team.
• Communicate with raw material vendors for new resin selection, existing resin improvement and troubleshooting resin discrepancies.
• Serve as a management representative during ISO/SQF/GMP, Social Compliance certifications for the company.
• Ensure that quality management system processes needed are established, implemented and maintained.
• Report to top management on the performance of the quality management system and advice management of improvements needed.
• Assist with procedure writing for documents that describe all of the shall requirements in the ISO/SQF/GMP standard and what must be maintained implemented, defined and determined.
• Carry out any special project assigned by IBS Division President/ IBS General Manager.
• Research, resolve, and document customer complaints.
• Maintain customer complaint samples and competitor samples.
• Safely comply with all plant safety rules and procedures.

Skills

Problem solving

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attendance

Education

Bachelor's degree in plastics industry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Trinity Plastics Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to fully support production goals and quality assurance, address product deficiencies, and provide technical support to internal teams and outside parties when needed.

The role requires awareness of ISO 9001:2015, GMP and SQF, auditing for compliance, and assisting management in implementing and maintaining the quality management system.