Senior Profile Extrusion Engineer – Process & Tooling

Panduit; Lockport (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Panduit seeks a Senior Extrusion Process Engineer to lead profile extrusion operations, drive process improvements, and collaborate with design teams. You will define parameters, validate tooling, and optimize processes to improve productivity and material quality.

The role requires solid extrusion knowledge, 5–8 years in plastic extrusion, and excellent communication skills. In-person work in Illinois is expected with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 5–8 years in plastic profile extrusion production, including optimizing extrusion processes.
• Experience creating process recipes for extruded products.
• Strong knowledge of extrusion principles and tooling construction.
• Experience leading daily meetings and presenting equipment recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction and process management for profile extrusion operations.
• Optimize and troubleshoot profile extrusion processes.
• Develop new processes, define parameters, and evaluate auxiliary equipment requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review new product design requirements and ensure extrusion compatibility.
• Design and implement profile extrusion tooling including process validation.
• Analyze test data to refine extrusion processes and material specifications.
• Provide technical support for extrusion department production; improving productivity, reducing scrap and improving OEE.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, researching new technologies and collaborating on long-term technical strategies.
• Drive capital projects, from business case development to execution, to enhance manufacturing capabilities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Polymer/Plastics discipline preferred

Tools

Extrusion tooling

Job description

Panduit seeks a Senior Extrusion Process Engineer to lead profile extrusion operations, drive process improvements, and collaborate with design teams. You will define parameters, validate tooling, and optimize processes to improve productivity and material quality.

The role requires solid extrusion knowledge, 5–8 years in plastic extrusion, and excellent communication skills. In-person work in Illinois is expected with a comprehensive benefits package.