Project Engineer
About The Position
The Project Engineer provides manufacturing engineering and technical support to Engineering teams and Production, working cross-functionally with Quality, Tooling Engineers, Maintenance, Process Engineers, and Project Engineers. The role supports daily production and helps achieve safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost objectives. It promotes a strong safety culture, provides factory-floor troubleshooting and technical support, and drives continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing methodologies. The engineer also develops and improves processes for new product introductions and prepares and maintains manufacturing documentation, procedures, protocols, and reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- 5–10 years of Manufacturing Engineer experience in plastics injection molding.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify, gather, and analyze information, develop solutions, and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- High level of accountability.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to support the factory with a high level of customer service and responsiveness.
Responsibilities
- Promote and drive a culture of safety within Spectrum Plastics.
- Provide daily technical support to production to achieve safety, quality, on-time delivery, scrap, efficiency, and cost goals.
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing processes and equipment and perform root cause analyses.
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes for new product introductions.
- Write work instructions and procedures and train production personnel.
- Resolve escalated production issues as the primary technical resource on the factory floor.
- Implement long-term solutions to prevent recurring production issues.
- Develop and implement process improvements.
- Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation, including BOMs, specification changes, ECOs, reports, print revisions, fixturing, and protocols.
- Lead formal root cause investigations, implement corrective actions promptly, and confirm their effectiveness through statistical analysis.
- Interface with suppliers regarding incoming components, outsourced services, and new process equipment.
- Write and revise internal and external validation protocols and reports.
- Complete process FMEAs as required and implement and review process controls.
- Contribute as a member of the Material Review Board.
- Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
