Senior Rubber Process Engineer: Molding & Optimization

TotalEnergies Group; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Company-Paid Coverage

Generous PTO

Retirement Planning

Global Opportunities & Local Impact

Job summary

HUTCHINSON AUTOPARTES DE MEXICO SA.DE CV in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Rubber Process Engineer to lead rubber injection molding operations, apply DOE, and drive continuous improvement. Requires a Bachelor's in rubber engineering or related field and 10+ years in rubber processing, with Six Sigma/Lean certifications.

You will train technicians, analyze processes, and collaborate with Engineering, Prototype, and Production teams to optimize quality and throughput.

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.
• Six Sigma Training, Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Lean Manufacturing Certification.
• Engineering level Mathematics and Statistics.
• Microsoft Office and CAD skills.

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 press knowledge

DOE methods

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in rubber engineering or related field

Six Sigma Certification (Green/Black Belt)

Lean Manufacturing Certification

CAD (basic)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Basic CAD

Job description

HUTCHINSON AUTOPARTES DE MEXICO SA.DE CV in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Rubber Process Engineer to lead rubber injection molding operations, apply DOE, and drive continuous improvement. Requires a Bachelor's in rubber engineering or related field and 10+ years in rubber processing, with Six Sigma/Lean certifications.

You will train technicians, analyze processes, and collaborate with Engineering, Prototype, and Production teams to optimize quality and throughput.