INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS ENGINEER

Berry Global • Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

The Injection Molding Process Engineer at Berry Global is responsible for ensuring the efficiency, quality, and consistency of injection molding equipment. This role involves developing and improving processes, tooling, and mold designs to meet customer expectations and support operational goals. The engineer will work closely with technical teams, provide support to manufacturing, and lead process improvements while fostering a culture of safety and productivity.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Plastics Engineering and 3+ years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of plastic injection molding process, machines, and resins utilizing PP, HDPE, PS.
• Familiar with Hot Runner Designs (Husky, Mold Master, Full Hot, Semi Hot, Valve Gate Technology) and high cavitation strip and unscrewing molds.
• Knowledge and application of scientific molding principles.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of automation, robots, and vision systems.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, scientific and technical journals and procedures.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, management, and customers.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, spreadsheets), database applications, e-mail and internet research.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated leadership ability.
• Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with Technical Team to introduce new mold designs, tooling and processes that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Develop scientifically based processes and generate documentation to ensure run consistency of quality and efficiency via established process specifications.
• Provide engineering feedback on new designs to ensure process capability and review and testing of new materials.
• Participate in mold design reviews prior to mold build.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing for capability issues, technical improvements, and daily processing activities.
• May be involved with auxiliary equipment to support molding operation such as robots, pickers, closing machines, etc.
• Lead and/or participate on cross functional teams to help achieve operational goals.
• Provide oversight and guidance to Molding Technicians and production mechanics.
• Train employees, provide feedback on performance, assign and direct work as needed.
• Support injection molding process control and capability using scientific molding principles.
• Support implementation of RJG Scientific/Decoupled Molding processes.
• Drive molding process improvements to include cycle time efficiencies, cavitation, scrap reduction, and establishment of optimal processing parameters.
• Provide technical support for new tooling qualifications and process capability studies.
• Support process improvement, reduction of downtime, cost reduction, and corrective action teams.
• Assist in the set-up, repair, and troubleshooting of Injection Molding equipment.
• Support Company Safety, Quality, and Productivity goals.
• Assist in coordinating the processing aspect of mold moves into the Baltimore Plant from other facilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 10,001+ employees