Manufacturing Engineer - R&D, Dies & Process Optimization

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. 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.