Manufacturing Engineer: Foam & Process Innovation

RiseMe; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support polyurethane foam processing, including R&D, process specs, optimization, QA, and testing. The role will provide technical support, setup, maintenance, and installation, and will supervise day-to-day team activities.

The candidate should have a bachelor's in chemical/polymer/mechanical engineering with foam system experience (3+ years), track record in process improvements, and familiarity with Fanuc robotics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, polymer science, or mechanical engineering with process experience preferred, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with polyurethane foam systems and processing including high pressure mix heads required.
• Automotive foam pad seating experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily activities of assigned Team Members, providing training, mentoring, coaching and performance feedback to ensure compliance to policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Foam Pad Process Engineer for foam hardness adjustments and foam pour patterns.
• Assess, monitor, and set standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Coordinate the development of formulations to meet production specifications.
• Coordinate with production, processing and distribution in Foam Department to ensure manufacturing and quality objectives are accomplished; review with Quality Manager as needed.
• Participate in the planning and execution of process improvement projects.
• Manage all chemical inventory and coordinate shipments with suppliers; including Polyols, ISO, release agent, and anti-noise wax.

Skills

Polyurethane foam processing

Team supervision

Process optimization

Robot programming

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

Safety compliance

Industrial maintenance

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, polymer science, or mechanical engineering

Tools

Fanuc robots

Job description

Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support polyurethane foam processing, including R&D, process specs, optimization, QA, and testing. The role will provide technical support, setup, maintenance, and installation, and will supervise day-to-day team activities.

The candidate should have a bachelor's in chemical/polymer/mechanical engineering with foam system experience (3+ years), track record in process improvements, and familiarity with Fanuc robotics.