Injection Molding Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Engineer optimizes and improves production processes in plastic injection molding, ensuring efficiency and quality

This role involves project management, vendor coordination, cost estimation, process validation, and equipment design while maintaining safety and productivity standards

Develops, evaluates, and improves secondary operations methods

Assists in preparing quotes for secondary operations

Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards

Manage projects within budget and maintain delivery dates

Supports production requirements as needed

Develop process verification and/or validation for the assembly and inspection of products

Regularly uses hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, tools, and equipment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits

Conduct in-process and post-production defect analysis for surface defects, sink marks, short shots, and warping, implementing corrective actions

Manufacturing Process Optimization & Automation

Yield Improvement: Analyze production processes to enhance yield, reduce scrap, and improve efficiency

Troubleshooting for current equipment or process problems, and continuously develop or improve injection mold processes to achieve high-quality parts with the desired throughput.

Full-time