Process Engineer: Molding, Automation & Improvement

Socket.dev; Morganfield (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group is seeking a hands-on professional to support molding, assembly and complex manufacturing operations at our site. You will create and maintain specification files, define setup procedures, and drive improvements across processes and tooling.

You will partner with planning, quality and design teams to address tooling, fixtures and process capability while training operators on updated standards and safe practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, molding, or equivalent technical production support.
• Ability to interpret specifications, engineering drawings, blueprints, tool orders and shop data.
• Process troubleshooting and practical problem solving in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and revise controlled mold, process and assembly specification files, including machine set-up parameters, preparation cards, deflash specification cards and work instructions.
• Develop, validate and improve manufacturing methods for molding, secondary operations and complex assembly equipment.
• Sample new molds, tools, fixtures and assembly equipment; define process windows and release practical set-up instructions for production use.
• Analyze scrap, downtime, quality concerns and process variation using data and statistics; implement corrective actions to improve quality, throughput and cost.
• Coordinate tooling and fixture repairs with mold shop and machine shop; escalate complex repairs as needed.
• Train and support operators on revised set-ups, process changes, work instructions, and safe operating methods.

Skills

Process engineering

Molding expertise

Automation experience

Tooling knowledge

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing

Job description

Freudenberg Group is seeking a hands-on professional to support molding, assembly and complex manufacturing operations at our site. You will create and maintain specification files, define setup procedures, and drive improvements across processes and tooling.

You will partner with planning, quality and design teams to address tooling, fixtures and process capability while training operators on updated standards and safe practices.