Process Engineer

Rayconnect, Inc.; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Rochester Hills is seeking a skilled engineering professional to perform tool tryouts and optimize production processes. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of plastic manufacturing experience and a Bachelor's degree. Responsibilities include training personnel, ensuring process quality, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in plastics manufacturing.
• Thorough understanding of molding parameters and process controls.
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform all tool tryouts per established procedures.
• Optimize production processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Train and mentor personnel in tool setup.

Skills

Process controls experience

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Scientific Molding Techniques

Blueprint reading

Good imagination and methodical approach

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Position Responsibilities

• Perform all tool tryouts including prototype, production, and engineering changes per the established company procedures and timeline.


• Maintain proper documentation for all tryouts conducted and communicate tryout results to APQP team and others


• Provides feedback and recommendations to APQP team on tooling, machine, and other auxiliary equipment changes to ensure tool is capable of running efficiently and high quality product.


• Develop documentation for new jobs with all required information and make changes to existing jobs as required to ensure information is current.


• Optimize production processes to improve product quality and production efficiency.


• Set tools in machine and start-up as required to support production


• Train and mentor personnel in tool setup, machine operation, and processing.


• Responsible for insuring all processes are set up and maintained correctly in molding machines.


• Conduct periodic audits to ensure production jobs are running to established processes and communicates results to molding team


• Lead and/or participate in quality improvement, efficiency improvement and scrap reduction initiatives.


• Investigate and recommend new technologies and processes for continuous improvement

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience of 5 or more years in plastics manufacturing


• 5 plus years of plastic manufacturing work experience, specifically process controls experience.


• Scientific Molding Techniques such as RJG


• Thorough understanding of molding parameters, materials, process controls.


• Blueprint reading and knowledge of tooling.


• Good imagination, methodical approach to process.


• Troubleshooting and problem solving.


• Work well on own initiative and in a group.


• MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE USA

Details

• Seniority level: Associate


• Employment type: Full-time


• Job function: Engineering and Production


• Industries: Manufacturing