Plastics Product Development Engineer | Project Leader

Silgan Plastics; Ohio; On-site; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Silgan Plastics in Ohio is seeking a Product Development Engineering Project Manager to lead new product introductions and oversee cross-functional teams. You will monitor progress, ensure compliance with SOPs, and resolve issues to meet project objectives.

The role requires hands-on plastics processing experience, knowledge of extrusion blow molding and injection stretch blow molding, plus strong communication and documentation skills to manage multiple projects and customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Understanding of plastic materials and test methods.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing platforms for containers, including blow molding.
• Tooling design experience is a major plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Product Development Engineering Projects.
• Resolve project-related issues to maximize achieving objectives.
• Communicate issues promptly to Engineering Manager for resolution.
• Support Pricing with preliminary NPD evaluation info for Quotations.
• Preliminary Project Classification assignments for Quotations.
• Manage projects per Project Management SOPs: Internal Design Review, Definition Meeting for NPD, track projects to minimum requirements.

Skills

plastic materials/test methods

manufacturing platforms for containers

Extrusion Blow Molding

Injection Stretch Blow Molding

Tooling design

multi-project management

statistical tools for processes

time management

Plastics Processing knowledge

documentation

verbal and written communication

navigate organizational levels

customer relationships

organization of multiple projects

results-oriented mindset

prioritization under pressure

deadline adherence

Education

Technical degree

plastics processing/engineering background

Tools

statistical tools

Job description

Silgan Plastics in Ohio is seeking a Product Development Engineering Project Manager to lead new product introductions and oversee cross-functional teams. You will monitor progress, ensure compliance with SOPs, and resolve issues to meet project objectives.

The role requires hands-on plastics processing experience, knowledge of extrusion blow molding and injection stretch blow molding, plus strong communication and documentation skills to manage multiple projects and customer relationships.