LifeMade- Engineer, Process Injection Molding

Human Resources•Erlanger, KY

116d

About The Position

LifeMade Products LLC, a Jadex Inc. operating company, creates tabletop products for retail and foodservice, including cutlery, straws, cups, and to-go containers. The Engineer, Process Injection Molding optimizes mold designs for efficiency, quality, and functionality and implements plastic extrusion and molding manufacturing processes, equipment, and plants from pilot through operational stages. The role also runs experiments and tests to improve manufacturing procedures, processes, and part designs. The position develops and establishes reliable, repeatable molding processes using scientific methods, develops and documents process parameters and procedures, and supports production, quality, mold maintenance, and customer sampling. It evaluates processing and support equipment, contributes to new-product tooling and development, and maintains accurate records of samples, processes, production issues, experiments, and results.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Engineering or a related discipline, preferably from an educational institution specializing in Plastics Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Five years of experience in manufacturing processes, design engineering, automation, and project management, with the ability to develop unique design solutions.
Understanding of modern injection molding techniques and processes.
Familiarity with scientific analysis methods such as DOE, SPC, Mold Flow analysis, and FMEA.
Ability to systematically solve problems through analysis and evaluation of alternative solutions.
Ability to initiate and persist with specific courses of action while demonstrating motivation and urgency.
Strong organizational and planning capabilities and problem-prevention and problem-solving skills.
Detail oriented, able to meet deadlines on complex projects, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Strong teamwork and communication skills, including the ability to work with others, meet commitments, and establish effective relationships at all levels internally and with customers and suppliers.
Ability to travel 25 percent of work time.
Ability to work overtime or occasionally on weekends with short notice.
Ability to wear safety glasses, safety shoes, and ear plugs in the production-floor environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with 3D CAD; SolidWorks is preferred.
Master mold certificate.

Responsibilities

Develop mold processes using a scientific approach to achieve optimum processes that meet quality and productivity specifications.
Develop, implement, and document procedures for determining and reporting process parameters through production setup and scheduling to assure process reliability.
Develop and establish manufacturing process parameters on existing molds using techniques such as mold balance analysis, gate freeze studies, and relative viscosity studies.
Provide direction to supervisors and quality personnel on mold maintenance, repair, and cleaning.
Build positive customer relationships through sampling results and solutions to production problems.
Recommend designs for special equipment and assist production with product and process research and development programs.
Maintain and instruct on proper maintenance and use of product-specific equipment, such as robots and hot runner systems.
Evaluate plastic processing and support equipment for productivity or quality improvement and cost reduction.
Keep knowledge of methods, systems, and equipment current to continuously improve quality and productivity.
Create and maintain accurate documentation on samples, processes, production items and problems, and other necessary information.
Support New Business Development, Engineering, and Operations as a subject matter expert in designing, developing, and sourcing tooling that meets new-product functional and cost objectives.
Run experiments and tests to improve manufacturing procedures and processes; execute design of experiments (DOEs), report results, create resulting SOPs, and maintain complete experiment and observation records.