Plastic Engineer

Socket.dev; Berlin (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pay

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Reimbursement

Paid holidays

Vacation benefits

401K plan with match

Company provided life, AD&D, and STD

Job summary

Plastic Molding Manufacturing seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize designs and processes for polymer-based products. The role acts as a key liaison with customers, drives design improvements, and ensures cost-efficient manufacturing while meeting functional requirements.

The candidate will produce cost estimates, handle repeat orders, process inquiries, and track documentation, with a focus on quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Plastics)
• 5+ years' experience with plastic injection molding (tooling preferred)
• Proficient use of SolidWorks and IQMS software
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers

Responsibilities

• Serving as key point of contact between PMM and customers to sell and promote the sale of company capabilities
• Developing, reviewing and improving designs for customer products
• Facilitating efficient manufacturing at the lowest possible cost while satisfying customer functional requirements
• Producing reliable estimates of costs to manufacture products and ensure tooling meets all requirements
• Receiving and processing repeat orders from customers and verifying that terms are agreeable with quotes
• Receiving inquiries from current/potential customers and verifying all documents are complete
• Expediting orders and following up on behalf of the customer - apprising the customer of order status
• Assuring complete and accurate filing of customer history folders, pricing data, and related records/reports

Skills

Plastic injection molding experience

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Plastics)

Tools

SolidWorks

IQMS

Job description

Description

Company Overview:

Plastic Molding Manufacturing is the manufacturing solution company for polymer-based products. We exceed our customer's expectations by empowering our associates and creating a culture that embraces improvement to ensure maximum value to our customers. Our mission is to provide economic growth, employment opportunities, and production resources within the United States of America.

A typical day for a Plastic Manufacturing Engineer will include:

• Serving as key point of contact between PMM and customers to sell and promote the sale of company capabilities
• Developing, reviewing and improving designs for customer products
• Facilitating efficient manufacturing at the lowest possible cost while satisfying customer functional requirements
• Producing reliable estimates of costs to manufacture products and ensure tooling meets all requirements
• Receiving and processing repeat orders from customers and verifying that terms are agreeable with quotes
• Receiving inquiries from current/potential customers and verifying all documents are complete
• Expediting orders and following up on behalf of the customer - apprising the customer of order status
• Assuring complete and accurate filing of customer history folders, pricing data, and related records/reports

Company Overview:

Plastic Molding Manufacturing is the manufacturing solution company for polymer-based products. We exceed our customer's expectations by empowering our associates and creating a culture that embraces improvement to ensure maximum value to our customers. Our mission is to provide economic growth, employment opportunities, and production resources within the United States of America.

Job Type: Full-time

What we provide to you:

• Excellent Pay
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Reimbursement
• Paid holidays
• Vacation benefits
• 401K plan w/match
• Company provided life, AD&D, and STD insurance

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Plastics)
• 5+ years' experience with plastic injection molding (tooling preferred)
• Proficient use of SolidWorks and IQMS software
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers