Rubber Process Engineer — Lead Quality & Throughput

TOTAL Deutschland GmbH; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Company-paid disability & life

Generous PTO

401(k) with employer match

Global opportunities

Job summary

Hutchinson is seeking a Rubber Process Engineer to manage the rubber injection molding process and lead continuous improvement initiatives. You will design and conduct DOE studies, track KPIs, and drive root-cause analyses to reduce scrap and boost throughput on the production line.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in rubber engineering or a related field, with extensive experience in rubber processing, Six Sigma, Lean, and CAD/Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in rubber engineering or related technical field.
• 10 years related experience and/or training in Rubber Process Engineering, or manufacturing systems or equivalent experience.
• Six Sigma Training, Green Belt or Black Belt
• Lean Manufacturing Certification.
• Engineering Level Mathematics and Statistics

Responsibilities

• Knowledge and practice of Hutchinson Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, procedures and requirements.
• Responsible for all aspects of rubber injection molding process.
• Participate as part of the production team supporting the rubber molding process.
• Support process troubleshooting in day to day manufacturing.
• Support problem solving and root cause analysis to reduce scrap and rework.
• Develop and conduct DOE to optimize the process in terms of quality and throughput.
• Lead continuous improvement activities to improve throughput, quality, and uptime.
• Track KPIs and use PDCA methodologies to improve KPIs.
• Identify and implement best practices in rubber molding.
• Provide process training to technicians.
• Participate and provide input into Rubber Mold Tooling Designs
• Support the development and maintenance of standards applied to rubber process' and tooling.
• Lead and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Rubber engineering

DOE

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Quality improvement

Microsoft Office

Basic CAD

Education

Bachelor's in rubber engineering

Related technical field

Tools

MS Office

CAD

Job description

Hutchinson is seeking a Rubber Process Engineer to manage the rubber injection molding process and lead continuous improvement initiatives. You will design and conduct DOE studies, track KPIs, and drive root-cause analyses to reduce scrap and boost throughput on the production line.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in rubber engineering or a related field, with extensive experience in rubber processing, Six Sigma, Lean, and CAD/Microsoft Office.