Production Engineer

American Plastics; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental

401k

Paid vacation

Job summary

American Plastics, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is seeking an entry level Production Engineer for our Jefferson City, MO plant. This onsite role reports to the Manufacturing Engineer and focuses on quality, efficiency, and safety.

Responsibilities include optimizing operations, leading root cause investigations, and driving improvements in productivity and cycle times. New graduates are welcomed and supported to grow with the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• New graduate or 1-2 years of engineering experience.
• Practical experience troubleshooting manufacturing problems and implementing corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enforce product quality inspection and testing requirements.
• Optimize plant operations to meet plant and business goals in asset capability, quality, and cost.
• Identify opportunities and implement changes in production methods, layouts, flow, and packaging to reduce cost and improve quality.
• Develop initiatives to improve productivity and first-pass yield.
• Develop programs to optimize producibility and reduce cycle time.
• Investigate non-conforming materials and report on issues.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Quality Control

Root Cause Analysis

Leadership

Team Player

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

American Plastics, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative plastic-injection molded products for the household & garage storage and commercial cleaning end-markets. We are searching for an entry level Production Engineer for our Jefferson City, MO location. This is an onsite plant based position. This position will report to the Manufacturing Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain & enforce product quality inspection and testing requirements.
• Optimize plant operations to meet plant and business goals in asset capability, quality, and budget/cost
• Identify areas of opportunity and implement changes in production methods for new and existing processes; facility layouts; production flow and equipment; new product testing; and packaging and shipping, in order to reduce cost, increase efficiency and improve quality
• Develop and drive initiatives aimed at improvements to productivity and first-pass yield
• Develop programs/methods to optimize producibility and reduce cycle time
• Quality Control experience with the ability to investigate non-conforming materials, in-process or finished goods failures and field returns and report on these areas
• Write non-conforming material reports, Process/Product change notification, manufacturing procedures, and work instructions
• Attain a full understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures with the ability to translate them to implementation in the plant
• Lead operations' drive to zero (zero injuries and zero unplanned events)
• Lead and participate in Root Cause Investigations for unplanned events

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
• New graduate or 1-2 years of engineering experience.
• Practical experience troubleshooting manufacturing problems and implementing sustainable corrective actions, combined with strong process orientation, and solid knowledge of manufacturing, including strong systems and component level experience.
• Strong communication and leadership skills required. Some supervisory or management experience a plus.
• A team player with the ability to interact effectively will all levels of organization.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Eligible to work in the United States of America
• Pass a Pre-Employment Drug Screen & Authorize Background Check

• We offer a competitive salary & benefits package including medical/dental, 401k, and paid vacation.