Molding Engineer Fixed Term Contract
About the position
This position is a fixed-term contract projected to last 9 months. The position offers benefits, training, and full-time hours. A \$1,000 bonus will be offered for 12 & 24 weeks for those that complete these milestone dates. This is a hybrid position requiring the team member to be onsite for a minimum of 3 days per week. No relocation is provided for this opportunity. Job Summary In this role, you will support automated assembly and injection molding manufacturing for various product lines.
Responsibilities
- Manage and provide sound engineering support with hands on expertise and practices in projects from conception through production.
- Interact with engineering, management, site and corporate team members, and/or vendors to develop engineering specifications for new equipment or required process improvements; produce, modify, and maintain drawings; maintain project timelines; continuously evaluate projects from the tasks, resource and cost perspective; ensure delivery of the projects on time and within budget; actively install, start-up, and qualify equipment or tooling.
- Perform process development on new and existing molds.
- Design, execute, and analyze engineering studies.
- Provide engineering guidance to assure plant, machinery, and processes are optimized.
- Assist in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic design modifications.
- Coordinate and/or perform all necessary validations and/or process engineering evaluations as needed for manufacturing equipment.
- Manage and coordinate plant and capital projects as assigned, properly document work, and maintain history of projects in appropriate project files.
- Improve processes and procedures to manufacture a quality product at a minimum cost.
- Provide technical expertise to other plant personnel.
- Research and analyze data such as vendor design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
- Assist in installation of new products, tooling, and related processes; investigate tooling and process problems; make new product/process recommendations.
- Support Engineering projects as required.
- Instruct and train West Pharmaceutical Services personnel in the use of any special equipment that may be required for project completion.
- Maintain an awareness of \"state of the art\" technology as it applies to our industry. Take part in educational programs pertinent to process projects.
- Provide Engineering assistance to ensure plant, machinery, tooling, and processes are at optimal performance.
- Contribute to continuous process improvement efforts to reduce scrap, cycle times, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste.
- Provide a \"Customer Service\" attitude when interacting with internal and external customers.
- Keep supervisor advised of any unusual situations, which might impair the progress or execution of final project objectives, so that they may act accordingly.
- Adhere to work and quality standards.
- Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work environment at all times.
- Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instructions, and safety rules.
- Exhibit regular, reliable, punctual, and predictable attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years plastic injection mold processing experience required
- Must wear safety toe shoes, safety goggles, and hearing protection, as required, in production areas.
- Must follow and comply with Plant’s Dress and Hygiene Code (SOI).
- Must follow and comply with all Company and Plant policies, procedure (SOIs), rules and State and Federal laws
- Must be able to work scheduled work week, plus irregular hours as required to complete assignments. May stand or sit for extended periods of time. Must transport oneself to and from other areas of the facility and travel to other divisions when necessary. Must have good visual acuity. If specifically necessitated by customer requirements, must be able to see with or without corrective lenses and distinguish color differences for product and safety issues.
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
- Applicants with significant relevant experience in process engineering will be considered in place of formal education
- Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing experience with four (4) years of practical application a plus.
- RJG Master Molder Certification preferred
Benefits
- training
- \$1,000 bonus will be offered for 12 & 24 weeks for those that complete these milestone dates
