Process Engineer

Engineered Plastic Components (EPC) is a world-class manufacturer of plastic products, and as a growing company is actively looking for a Process Engineer to oversee the planning, execution, and tracking of programs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in injection molding and experience with managing customer accounts and projects in a manufacturing environment. This individual must be self-directed with the ability to work independently, highly motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Detail-oriented, dependable, and trustworthy due to having access to complex and sensitive documents. Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills are also essential. Must be able to communicate with internal and external customers as well as all levels of the management staff. *ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:*

• Works in a safe manner and adheres to all safety policies.
• Ensures all safety procedures are strictly adhered to including that “Lock out and tag out” is strictly enforced and disciplined.
• Maintains a neat, safe and clean environment at all times and strictly enforce this.
• Provides leadership, training and direction to all the Process Techs.
• Help support building a strong team that is cross functional across all Departments.
• “Leads by example” and maintains a strong professional demeanor at all times and always possess a “Can do attitude”.
• Ensures all molds are running to the Master Set Up and that any changes are documented to ensure all processing is maintained to our ISO procedures and ensure this is strictly enforced.
• Ensures proper storage and preservation of all molds and manages to ensure all molds are stored in their proper location.
• Develop and maintain SMED activities to decrease mold change times from shot to shot to less than 1 hour and document.
• Assesses and enhances equipment capabilities.
• Reduces processing costs through creative engineering and data driven proactive procedures.
• Troubleshoots and engineers solutions to process, tool and machine problems.
• Ensures established process parameters surpass company operating efficiency standards. Accurately and systematically records data used to analyze set-ups, change-overs, and processes.
• Engineers solutions to consistently run machines at cycle times.
• Manages resources to achieve 100% efficiency, 90% machine uptime and less than .5% scrap.
• Interacts with tooling vendors, equipment manufacturers, internal Quality personnel and customers to drive established goals and objectives.
• Analyzes engineering drawings to facilitate a comprehensive knowledge of the customer part requirement.
• Must be able to establish a robust process to achieve customer directed print and quality specifications.
• Participates in tool shoots and qualifies tools for our use.
• Must be available 7-days a week and 24 hours a day to provide direction and support when there are processing and/or tooling issues on the off-shifts and weekends that require a Process Engineer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must have Thermoforming Skills

*EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:* Minimum 2-year Technical Degree. 4-year engineering degree preferred. RJG Master Molder I Certification or equivalent preferred. 5 Must have a minimum of five years progressive injection molding experience. Must be able to score an acceptable grade on the company issued processing skill set test. *PHYSICAL DEMANDS:* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee will spend 75% of his/her time on the concrete floor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. *WORK ENVIRONMENT:* The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, and cold and hot temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EOE-Compensation based on experience