Manufacturing Engineer

HSM (Hickory Springs Manufacturing) Company; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Plastic Technology Inc. in Hickory, NC is seeking an Engineer, Manufacturing to design, implement and improve manufacturing processes for cost-efficient production. You will work with sales and production to develop new products and optimize tooling and dies.

The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, with experience in AutoCAD and Esprit, and strong analytical and teamwork skills for R&D and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related field or foreign equivalent.
• Experience requirement: if Master’s, three years; if Bachelor’s, five years in manufacturing engineering including defined software/tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes for cost-effective production.
• Collaborate with sales and manufacturing to develop new products with customer input.
• Design new dies to develop or modify products and tooling for production.
• Run R&D trials to develop new products and modify existing ones.
• Assist production troubleshooting and ensure regulatory compliance for foam products.
• Work with EDM and Esprit to cut dies for product development and tooling.

Education

Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Esprit

Job description

Plastic Technology Inc
Plastic Technology Inc
1505 13th St SW
Hickory, NC 28602, USA

Plastic Technology Inc
Plastic Technology Inc
1505 13th St SW
Hickory, NC 28602, USA

Engineer, Manufacturing. PTI, LLC. Hickory, NC. Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective production, focusing on optimizing systems and technologies. Work with sales and manufacturing to develop new products with customer input. Design new dies to develop new products and modify existing ones to help production. Run R & D trials to develop new products and modify existing products. Assist production troubleshooting with manufacturing processes and equipment. Be familiar with all the regulatory information for PTI's foam products and be the main go-to person for customer questions and documentation. Perform testing on foam samples and keep documentation. Work on Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) and Esprit to cut dies for product development and helping production. Work with production to calculate tooling for different production runs. Conduct R & D meetings bi-weekly and keep track of new updates on each project. Work closely with production to develop, coordinate, and implement technical training for employees. Calculate and keep track of PTI's Emission in compliance with NC DEQ permit. Work M - F, 8am - 5pm and on call as needed.

Requires a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related field or foreign equivalent. Requires, if Master’s, three (3) years, or if Bachelor’s, five (5) years of manufacturing engineering experience to include (3 years with Master’s or 5 years with Bachelor’s) the following: engineering software AUTO CAD and Esprit; working both individually and as a part of a team; implementing strategic planning; analytics of engineering data.

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