Manufacturing Engineer - Extrusion / Injection Molding
About The Position
This role will focus on driving continuous improvement projects using appropriate tools and techniques to optimize productivity in collaboration with global teams. The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for the safe design, including ergonomic attributes, of assembly equipment and cells. They will support New Product Development (NPD) teams to ensure manufacturing requirements are satisfied with efficient and capable processes. The role also involves ensuring compliance with regulatory procedures, including safety and quality within assembly and the wider WM, America Manufacturing Inc company. Responsibilities include arranging procurement of jigs and fixtures, manufacturing of assembly aids, and checking equipment for safety and performance. The engineer will oversee the specifying and purchasing of tools and gauges, provide front-line fault-finding and diagnostics on assembly equipment and processes, and assist in reporting and solving production problems and customer complaints. This position acts as a technical leader within the department, specifying and proposing cost justifications for new processes and equipment to improve productivity in collaboration with sending sites. They will advise on corrective actions, including visiting suppliers as required, and issue and ensure compliance with the ECO (Design Change) system. The role also involves producing and maintaining standard operating procedures with appropriate visual aids.
Requirements
- Extrusion / Injection Molding experience
Responsibilities
- Drive continuous improvement projects using appropriate tools and techniques to optimize productivity in collaboration with our global teams.
- Safe design including ergonomic attributes of the assembly equipment and cells
- Support NPD teams to ensure that all manufacturing requirements are satisfied in an efficient and capable process.
- Ensure compliance to regulatory procedures, which includes responsibility for safety and quality within the assembly and wider the WM, America Manufacturing Inc company.
- Arrange procurement of jigs and fixtures, and manufacture of assembly aids, as well as checking equipment for assembly, ensuring that it is safe and delivers the required performance and quality.
- Oversee the specifying and purchasing of tools and gauges.
- Provide front line fault-finding and diagnostics on assembly equipment and processes.
- Assist in the reporting and solving of production problems and customer complaints where applicable.
- Technical leader within your department.
- Specify and propose in collaboration with the sending sites cost justifications on new processes and equipment for improving productivity.
- Advise corrective actions to overcome problems, including visiting suppliers as required.
- Issue and ensure compliance with the ECO (Design Change) system.
- Produce and maintain the standard operating procedures, with the appropriate visual aids.
Benefits
- 5% employer 401K contribution
- 50% match on up to 3% of your contributions for 401K
- 16 weeks of parental leave at 100% pay
- Gradual transition with 80% work schedule while receiving 100% of pay for the first 6 months after parental leave
- Fertility Benefits (may include IVF, genetic testing, and other fertility-related services)
- Generous vacation
- Well-being days
- 9 observed holidays
- 1 floating holiday day
- Up to 15 caregiver days
- 80 hours of annual sick leave
- 3 paid volunteer days each year
- 3 healthcare plans with HSA contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
