Plastics Process Engineer – CI & Optimization (ESOP)

Lane Enterprises, LLC; Shippensburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401k

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Pension plan

Flexible Spending

Company paid Life Insurance

Voluntary Life Insurance

ESOP opportunity

Bonus incentive plan

Job summary

Lane Enterprises, LLC is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, implement, and support manufacturing processes and equipment that ensure repeatability, product quality, labor efficiency and cost attainment.

You will work across plants to identify productivity opportunities, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and manage tooling runs and capital planning with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering field.
• Experience developing/optimizing equipment/process in plastics manufacturing (extrusion, vacuum forming, or injection molding).
• Knowledge of DOE and statistics; strong root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; ability to communicate at all levels.
• Willingness to travel to plant locations.

Responsibilities

• Increase production efficiencies by identifying productivity opportunities and implementing them.
• Create Preventative Maintenance program and manage implementation of optimized processes and equipment.
• Review existing manufacturing lines and develop improvement plans with plant teams.
• Support new production tooling runs and changeovers.
• Train employees as needed.
• Assist plant teams in prioritizing equipment needs for capital planning.
• Manage key equipment installations with VP and Facilities Superintendent.
• Drive continuous improvement through standardized processes and best practices.
• Lead root-cause analysis to identify permanent corrective actions for issues.
• Develop SOPs for key manufacturing processes and create technical work instructions for equipment.
• Provide updates to HDPE Division Manager on projects, tooling runs, and improvements.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Project management

Education

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

Tools

MS Office

Plastic manufacturing software

Job description

Lane Enterprises, LLC is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, implement, and support manufacturing processes and equipment that ensure repeatability, product quality, labor efficiency and cost attainment.

You will work across plants to identify productivity opportunities, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and manage tooling runs and capital planning with cross-functional teams.