Process Engineer

THUNDERBIRD LLC; Shelbyville (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

9 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Thunderbird LLC seeks a Process Engineer to develop and optimize molding processes at our Shelbyville-area facility. You will partner with process techs to apply scientific molding principles and drive continuous improvements across the plant while ensuring product quality and adherence to safety standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating with scheduling, tracking changeover times, and training staff in production processes and safety.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of processing engineering experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedures.
• Ability to follow written procedures and instructions.
• Basic computer literacy to record production information.
• Strong attention to detail and time management.
• Understanding of formal scientific molding training (RJG, Bozelli, Paulson, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with scheduling to optimize efficiency.
• Track changeover time and improve efficiency.
• Prepare and set up tools and machines and adjust machines as needed to ensure product quality.
• Maintain equipment as required.
• Train production personnel in areas of production processes and safety.
• Ensure all operations are according to established safety rules and procedures.
• Work with engineering and quality control to continuously improve products and processes.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.
• Project Management; including Capital Investment.

Skills

Safety rule interpretation

Time management

Detail oriented

Basic computer literacy

Procedural reading

Scientific molding training

Tools

RJG molding training

Bozelli training

Paulson training

Job description

Providing services in a variety of markets worldwide, Thunderbird offers a wide range of career paths within its family of companies across the United States. From engineers to sales, management to production, automation to quality control–our people are our greatest asset.

Be part of a dynamic work culture that offers opportunity for career growth, team building, work-life balance, and robust benefits.

See the opportunities available to you today.

Position:Process Engineer

Location: 2201 E. Michigan Road

Job Id:870

# of Openings:1

Process Engineer Position Overview

The Process Engineer develops new processes from scratch using scientific molding principles and works with process techs to continually improve molding processes plant wide.

Process Engineer Essential Functions

• Coordinates with scheduling to optimize efficiency.
• Tracks changeover time and improve efficiency.
• Prepares and sets up tools and machines and adjusts machines as needed to ensure product quality.
• Maintains equipment as required.
• Trains production personnel in areas of production processes and safety.
• Ensures all operations are according to established safety rules and procedures.
• Works with engineering and quality control to continuously improve products and processes.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.
• Project Management; including Capital Investment.

Process Engineer Required Experience

• Proven experience 3-5 years in processing engineering.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to follow written procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to use computer software to record information about production material (Basic computer literacy).
• Attention to detail and time management skills are essential.
• Understanding of formal scientific molding process training (RJG, Bozelli , Paulson, or similar).

Process Engineer Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position requires you to be onsite daily.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently required lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently required standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Ability to use hand tools.
• Ability to read applicable instructions.

Company Overview

At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers. We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.

• 401(k) with matching program.
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays

Thunderbird is a drug and smoke free work environment and promotes safe work conditions. #tbmanufacturing