Process Engineer

Plastic Executive Recruiters; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Plastic Executive Recruiters is seeking experienced Molding Process Engineers to own scientific molding, process development, and continuous improvement from qualification through production.

You will develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes, lead mold qualifications and start-ups, and establish stable process windows while reducing scrap through data-driven improvements. This is a highly technical role with ownership across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on injection molding process engineering.
• Strong scientific molding experience.
• Process validation and mold qualification expertise.
• Experience using DOE, SPC, and structured problem solving.
• Knowledge of hot runner and valve gate systems.
• Ability to interpret Moldflow results or similar process simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes using scientific molding principles.
• Lead mold qualifications and production start-ups.
• Establish stable, repeatable process windows.
• Analyze process performance and implement data-driven improvements.
• Reduce scrap and improve process capability.
• Troubleshoot tooling, materials, and molding issues.
• Mentor Process Technicians and support production teams.
• Partner with Quality, Tooling, and Manufacturing on continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Injection molding

Scientific molding

DOE

SPC

Mold qualification

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Team mentoring

Tools

Moldflow

Job description

If you're the engineer everyone calls when an injection molding process won't stabilize, a new mold won't qualify, or scrap starts climbing, this is the kind of role built for you.

A growing plastics manufacturer is adding multiple Molding Process Engineers to help improve manufacturing performance, support new tooling launches, and build robust, repeatable molding processes.

WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS

Continued growth and new manufacturing programs have created the need for experienced process engineers who can own scientific molding, process development, and continuous improvement from qualification through production.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Develop, validate, and optimize injection molding processes using scientific molding principles.
• Lead mold qualifications and production start-ups.
• Establish stable, repeatable process windows.
• Analyze process performance and implement data-driven improvements.
• Reduce scrap and improve process capability.
• Troubleshoot tooling, materials, and molding issues.
• Mentor Process Technicians and support production teams.
• Partner with Quality, Tooling, and Manufacturing on continuous improvement initiatives.

WHAT STRONG LOOKS LIKE

• 3+ years of hands-on injection molding process engineering.
• Strong scientific molding experience.
• Process validation and mold qualification expertise.
• Experience using DOE, SPC, and structured problem solving.
• Knowledge of hot runner and valve gate systems.
• Ability to interpret Moldflow results or similar process simulation tools.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Target compensation: $80,000-$110,000 depending on experience.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Highly technical engineering role with significant process ownership.
• Opportunity to influence new tooling, manufacturing performance, and continuous improvement.
• Career growth opportunities with multiple facilities and a need for skilled process leaders

WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT

• Not a maintenance technician position.
• Not a quality engineering role.
• Not focused solely on production support.
• Not an office-only engineering job.

If you enjoy solving difficult molding problems, developing robust manufacturing processes, and making measurable improvements on the production floor, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.