Senior HDPE Extrusion Process Engineer

Dura-Line; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Disability leave

Education reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Dura-Line, part of Orbia Connectivity Solutions, is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize HDPE extrusion operations, improve product quality, and drive continuous improvement across reels, sticks, and offline processes. You will collaborate with Plant Management, QA, and Production to reduce scrap, improve yield, and ensure QC compliance.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on HDPE extrusion mastery, tooling and CAD skills, and a track record of leading continuous improvement projects in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Plastics, Chemical, Mechanical, or related engineering.
• 5–8+ years hands-on process engineering in plastics extrusion.
• HDPE extrusion expertise: resin properties, melt index, die design, tuning parameters.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and troubleshoot HDPE extrusion lines (reels and sticks).
• Standardize processing windows: temp profiles, melt pressure, screw speeds, vacuum, haul-off, cooling.
• Lead CIC offline operations, scrap/regrind, and custom extrusion projects.
• Drive OEE improvements and CAPEX project execution.
• Develop SOPs and troubleshooting guides for operators.

Skills

HDPE extrusion

Screw design

Process optimization

SPC

Minitab

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

PLC operations

Six Sigma

Project management

Education

BS in Plastics/Mechanical Eng

Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Siemens/Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

Dura-Line, part of Orbia Connectivity Solutions, is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize HDPE extrusion operations, improve product quality, and drive continuous improvement across reels, sticks, and offline processes. You will collaborate with Plant Management, QA, and Production to reduce scrap, improve yield, and ensure QC compliance.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on HDPE extrusion mastery, tooling and CAD skills, and a track record of leading continuous improvement projects in a