Process Engineer - Plastics

American Plastics•Jefferson City, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

American Plastics, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative plastic-injection molded products for the household & garage storage and commercial cleaning end-markets. We are searching for an energetic driven Process Engineer for our Jefferson City, MO location. This position will spend 90% of their time on the plant floor and will report to the Plant Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Plastic Engineering or related field
Minimum of 2 years in processing engineering experience – Degree may be waived based on relevant experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills
May participate in housekeeping, 6S, and/or in Lean activities
Other duties and special projects as assigned by Management
Must have experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Work overtime as required to complete all required tasks

Responsibilities

Coordinate & run processing trials for both materials and product development
Develop & run design of experiments
Program robots for optimum cycle time and Training Production Staff as needed
Lead troubleshooting and develop permanent corrective action for various product defects
Lead continuous improvement teams for cycle time & scrap reduction
Assist with production for startup, shut down
Lead corrective action teams for root cause analysis and permanent corrective action procedures
Analyze, develop and implement workstation layouts for labor optimization
Other duties as assigned by Management
Lead New Product Development APQP meetings
Lead New Product/Customer Quote Inquires as required