Plastics Tooling & Development Engineer

Job Summary:

The Plastics Tooling & Development Engineer is responsible for leading design and manufacturing initiatives, managing cost saving strategies and driving quality initiatives while mitigating risk of critical components from suppliers. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and supply chain, to ensure seamless project execution. With a keen eye for detail, they analyze data to identify potential issues early and develop innovative solutions to mitigate them.

Job Duties:

• Manages new supplier qualification and alternate material qualification.
• Performs supplier quality audits & tooling audits.
• Leads transfer of product lines, tool transfers, equipment transfers, both internal and external.
• Drives cost saving projects to achieve productivity targets, process standardization and best practices.
• Develop innovative manufacturing processes & solutions to reduce costs and improve product quality.
• Implement material testing and material flow analysis.
• Provide NPI support and lead design for manufacturing initiatives.
• Establish partnerships with internal and external resources.
• Support customer complaint resolution.
• Assist in application engineering efforts to improve product performance.
• Establish application testing protocol and processes to quantify product performance capabilities.
• Manage day-to-day operational measuring and monitoring of projects and scope.
• Communicate project status and escalate/resolve issues that impede deliverables quickly.
• Ensure that action item owners are managing recovery plans as applicable when commitments are not met.
• Provide weekly product development status meetings identifying project phase, tasks completed and project specs.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Develop an understanding of the products.
• Comply with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.
• Ensures that projects are organized, and deadlines are met.
• 20% Local Travel. (40-100 miles per week).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Experience:

• 3-5 years’ experience in injection molding process and tooling development, productivity and cost savings strategies in a diversified manufacturing/distribution environment.

Skills and Education required:

• Ability to develop process improvements particularly with manufacturing of plastic parts.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently and complete deadlines on time.
• Strong project management skills and able to lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external parties of all levels of an organization, especially Suppliers and Customers.
• Understand how to communicate sensitive information tactfully.
• Problem solving skills including root cause analysis.
• Hands-on leader with good attention to detail.
• Embrace a customer first approach.
• BA/BS in Engineering or related field.