Molding Engineer

Molding Engineer with experience in injection molding process, workflows, and production equipment in medical devices or pharmaceutical industries.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical expertise in mold set-ups and/or changes in a timely manager according to the production.

Performs all prerequisites for shutdown and starting a production tool.

Properly document all process-related data and responsible for process troubleshooting and start-ups as required.

Anticipates set-ups and/or job changes and ensures all equipment, material, etc. for the next scheduled job are prepared and ready prior to starting the actual set-up change.

Support process improvements, cost reductions/savings, scrap reductions, etc. through the implementation of lean concepts.

Manipulation of machine controls to achieve desired parameters using established process control methods.

Sets-up conventional molds as well as more complex molds with multiple core pulls, auxiliary hydraulics, and manifolds.

Installation and removal of molds in molding machines, observing all safety methods related to the machines, molds, and co-workers.

Staging, set-up and troubleshooting of secondary equipment.

Initiate corrective action for jobs running out of standard cycle.

Perform and record mold cleaning and machinery as required.

Store tooling. Record tooling maintenance or configure tooling as required.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in technical field or equivalent experience from an accredited university and five years of experience in injection molding process or industrial mechanic.

Manufacturing, workflows, and production equipment experience.

Bilingual (Spanish & English).

Computer Skills: MS Office Applications.