Lead Plastics Process Manager — Bekum Blow Molding

CKS Packaging, Inc; Naugatuck (CT); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Discretionary Bonus

401k with company match after 30 days

Descrizione del lavoro

CKS Packaging, Inc. is seeking an experienced Plastics Process Manager with strong hands-on expertise in Bekum extrusion blow molding.

You will lead the technical processing function on the production floor, optimize parameters, and develop standardized procedures to improve quality, cycle times, and material usage. The role requires deep knowledge of Bekum machines, parison programming, mold/tooling optimization, and troubleshooting across resin, regrind, moisture, and contamination.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience in plastics manufacturing or plastics processing.
• Strong experience with Bekum extrusion blow molding machines.
• Proven experience with blow molding process optimization and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of plastics processing principles, machine operation, tooling, materials, and process controls.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex processing and production problems.
• Experience establishing and optimizing machine processing parameters.
• Experience with scrap reduction, cycle-time improvement, and production efficiency initiatives.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, process specifications, and production data.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Mansioni

• Lead the processing of products manufactured on Bekum extrusion blow molding machines.
• Establish, maintain, and optimize machine processing parameters for existing and new products.
• Develop standardized setup and processing procedures for Bekum equipment.
• Optimize temperatures, speed, parison programming, blow pressure, cycle times, and material usage.
• Ensure machines are operating within established process windows.
• Identify and eliminate process variation between machines and shifts.
• Maintain accurate process sheets and machine setup documentation.
• Develop and optimize parison programming to achieve proper wall thickness distribution and part performance.
• Troubleshoot parison sag, pinch-off issues, uneven wall thickness, flash, trimming problems, and material distribution issues.
• Optimize extrusion rates and die-head settings for product requirements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce material usage while maintaining product specifications.
• Troubleshoot issues involving resin, regrind, melt temperature, moisture, contamination, and material consistency.
• Establish repeatable processing conditions for different resins and product designs.
• Support mold installations, changeovers, and process validations.
• Troubleshoot flash, pinch off defects, short shots, wall thickness issues, dimension variations, cooling and trimming issues.
• Establish efficient and repeatable mold change and startup procedures.

Conoscenze

Bekum blow molding

Plastic processing

Process optimization

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Descrizione del lavoro

CKS Packaging, Inc. is seeking an experienced Plastics Process Manager with strong hands-on expertise in Bekum extrusion blow molding.

You will lead the technical processing function on the production floor, optimize parameters, and develop standardized procedures to improve quality, cycle times, and material usage. The role requires deep knowledge of Bekum machines, parison programming, mold/tooling optimization, and troubleshooting across resin, regrind, moisture, and contamination.