Senior Project Engineer - Plastic Injection Molding - *HYBRID SCHEDULE* - DIRECT HIRE!

ManpowerGroup; Monroe (WI); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Relocation assistance

Full benefits package

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Project Engineer – Plastic Injection Molding for a hybrid role based in Wisconsin, with proximity to Cuba City, Darlington, or Monroe facilities. You will lead new program introductions, tooling, and continuous improvement initiatives to meet customer expectations.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3+ years in injection molding, with CAD skills (Creo/SolidWorks) and GD&T knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in injection molding.
• Demonstrated teamwork with cross-functional groups.
• Experience with Mold Flow, mold design, and DFM is a plus.
• Engineering project management experience (PMP a plus).
• Experience reading and interpreting 2D prints with GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Obtain information from manufacturing, quality, engineering, and purchasing to propose the optimum solution.
• Perform cost estimating using APQP procedures and establish standards for materials, processes, and production.
• Manage tooling/fixture builds through APQP; schedule samples; document setup information for molding technicians.
• Update routings, BOMs, and BOOs; revise engineering prints and standards to reduce variances.
• Propose annual continuous improvement and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure processes meet customer expectations and production needs.
• Lead quality planning (FMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, PPAPs) with QA and manufacturing.
• Pursue ongoing education on tooling, machinery, materials, and processing.
• Travel to customer/vendor sites or other company facilities.

Skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Job description

Manpower Engineering is exclusively partnering with a very reputable, well-established and growing company in Cuba City, WI on a *** HYBRID SCHEDULE (This position offers a HYBRID SCHEDULE so the person isn’t required to be fully onsite.),* highly visible and direct hire/permanent Senior Project Engineer – Plastic Injection Molding position that’s available due to continued growth and offers strong professional development and growth opportunities. The company has facilities in Cuba City, WI, Darlington, WI, and Monroe, WI and this position will be based in whichever is closer.

The company is family-owned/privately held, has a very strong track record of success and consistent year-over-year growth, and the amount of new business is significant. They’re a custom manufacturer of injection molded thermoplastic products, producing extremely close tolerance parts for a wide variety of industries. Come and work for a company that continues to grow and flourish and where their people make a difference. People join our client (and stay) because of their collaborative workplace, drive for innovation, and family-oriented culture.

• Compensation Plan: Depending on qualifications/experience, this opportunity can offer up to a base salary of $142,600.

• Full Benefits Package.

• Relocation assistance is available.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Project Engineer – Plastic Injection Molding is responsible for managing the introduction of new projects through various stages, managing future engineering changes, assisting in resolving any manufacturing issues associated with the tools, and implementing continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities:

• Obtain information from the appropriate manufacturing, quality, internal engineering, and purchasing to provide the optimum proposal to the customer.

• Perform all cost estimating functions during the development cycle using established APQP procedures, establish all standards for each job, from material to process to production.

• Place all new tooling & fixture builds through the company’s APQP process and be responsible for all mechanical design functions and tooling program management. Schedule all samples and provide support at all stages of the process. Communicate and document pertinent set-up and processing information to molding technicians.

• Update routings, BOM’s and BOO’s to reflect engineering change requests; oversee updating of engineering print files & revisions to engineering prints, as well as reviewing and updating standards for accuracy and reducing manufacturing variances.

• Provide proposals for annual continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities.

• Interact with manufacturing personnel to establish standard processes to ensure customer expectations are being met, and to provide ongoing support for production requirements.

• Establishes all quality plans for each part (FMEA’s, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Work Cell Layouts and PPAP’s) and works as team leader with manufacturing & QA to obtain completed documents.

• Strives to obtain continuous education & maintenance of high level of education related to current and new tooling, machinery, materials, and processing.

• Travel to customer and vendor locations or other company facilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field is a plus.

• 3+ years of experience.

• Have a clear understanding of the injection molding process for thermoplastic materials.

• Demonstrated experience operating within a team environment that emphasizes collaborative decision making and coordination between multiple functions both inside the business and at the corporate level.

• Experience with Mold Flow, mold design, and DFM a plus.

• Experience in Engineering Project Management, PMP a plus.

• Experience using Creo, Solidworks, or similar CAD/CAM software a plus.

• Experience reading and interpreting 2D part prints with associated GD&T.

• Must have a record that demonstrates customer focus, strategic thinking, results driven, and problem solving.

• Excellent written and verbal skills.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.