Mold Process Engineer: Growth, Travel & Training

Progressive Foam Technologies; Beach City (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

HSA

Dental Insurance for employees and my/

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Profit Sharing

Retirement Bonus

Long-Term Disability

Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Progressive Foam Technologies is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to drive process improvements in the Mold Department for EPS product lines. You’ll work on equipment upgrades, SOPs, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and safety.

Initially, you’ll train with the incumbent Process Engineer for up to one year before retirement, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity across Beach City and Gnadenhutten facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Determine operations to produce EPS products in the Mold Department and develop processes to ensure quality, cost and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot production problems and take corrective action.
• Research equipment purchases or upgrades for the Mold Department.
• Create and maintain SOPs for Mold Department equipment.
• Manage equipment specifications, drawings and process diagrams.
• Coordinate with maintenance on calibration and maintenance monitoring.
• Train production staff on equipment, processes and operations.
• Assess raw materials safety and environmental impact.
• Support scale-up from small-scale to large-scale operations.
• Monitor and improve efficiency, output and safety of manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with other specialists on raw material performance and EPS processing.
• Create, manage and maintain recipes and machine settings.
• Maintain data collection and alarm systems for Mold Department process monitoring.
• Analyze trials and production data and report findings.
• Provide operator support (in person or remote).
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance for processes.
• Provide technical information to other departments as required.
• Interact with suppliers on technical issues, trials and changes.
• Attend trade shows and vendor events to stay current on EPS processing tech.
• This role serves Beach City and Gnadenhutten locations with travel between sites.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Progressive Foam Technologies is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to drive process improvements in the Mold Department for EPS product lines. You’ll work on equipment upgrades, SOPs, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and safety.

Initially, you’ll train with the incumbent Process Engineer for up to one year before retirement, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity across Beach City and Gnadenhutten facilities.