Plastics & Automotive Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Human Capital Ventures; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Paid time off (20 days)‎

401(k) matched retirement plan

Health insurance (family plan)

Job summary

Human Capital Ventures in Anderson, South Carolina seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and enhance the facility's manufacturing engineering capabilities. You will oversee Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and CI initiatives to improve processes, tooling, and capital investments.

You will partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and leadership to drive OEE, cost reductions, and successful new product launches while advancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Plastics Engineering or related field.
• Seven+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong experience in plastics manufacturing, blow-molding, injection-molding, and automotive plastics.
• Prior engineering leadership in automotive manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Proven track record in leading teams, managing projects, improving processes, and implementing manufacturing technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, and Continuous Improvement.
• Lead development and optimization of manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and production technologies.
• Drive process improvements focusing on productivity, cycle time, scrap reduction, quality, and efficiency.
• Lead and apply expertise in plastic manufacturing, especially blow- and injection-molding.
• Lead capital investment projects from specification to production validation.
• Collaborate with Production and Maintenance to improve reliability, tooling performance, and OEE.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other CI initiatives across operations.
• Establish KPIs and report on cycle times, scrap, capability, productivity, and costs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Coaching and development

Problem solving

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Plastics Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Automation systems

Robotics

CAD/CAM software

Job description

Human Capital Ventures in Anderson, South Carolina seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and enhance the facility's manufacturing engineering capabilities. You will oversee Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and CI initiatives to improve processes, tooling, and capital investments.

You will partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and leadership to drive OEE, cost reductions, and successful new product launches while advancing