SR Injection Molding Process Engineer
SR Injection Molding Process Engineer
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Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
The Senior Injection Molding Process Engineer is responsible for engineering activities focused on injection molding and extrusion processes. This role involves process design optimization troubleshooting and innovation for polymerbased products. The Senior Injection Molding Process Engineer ensures consistent quality efficiency and reliability of manufacturing processes while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.
- Develop and optimize injection molding and extrusion processes to ensure consistent quality and efficiency.
- Design test and validate tooling equipment and processes for new product introductions.
- Monitor and troubleshoot production processes to resolve issues and improve performance.
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to implement continuous improvement initiatives and costsaving measures.
- Lead investigations into process deviations root causes and corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and company quality systems including ISO 13485 FDA regulations and customer requirements.
- Manage supplier relationships for tooling and raw materials ensuring quality and delivery timelines are met.
- Develop and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices for polymer processing.
- Provide technical support and training to production and maintenance teams regarding molding and extrusion equipment.
- Lead projects related to process development scaleup and commercialization of new polymer products.
- Analyze data to identify trends improve process efficiency and reduce s rates.
- Contribute to a safe work environment by adhering to safety protocols and conducting regular risk assessments.
- Ensure materials compatibility and evaluate raw materials to meet performance requirements.
- All other duties as assigned by the Operations Manager.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position may include indirect supervisory responsibilities including oversight of technicians and production team members involved in polymer processing operations.
Work Environment
This position operates in an office and manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines. The position interacts with devices that are sold by the company. It also requires interaction with extrusion and molding machinery and includes exposure to raw materials and production equipment.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand for extended periods of time walk and stoop; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds. For more information please refer to the Position Analysis/Physical Activities Checklist on file in Human Resources.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a fulltime position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday general business hours. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
This position may require occasional travel to supplier locations conferences or other manufacturing sites.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering
- 25 years of injection molding or extrusion experience (regulated industry molding/extrusion experience preferred) OR engineering masters degree
- Proficiency with CAD software and statistical analysis tools.
- Knowledge of quality systems such as ISO 13485 and FDA regulations.
- Experience following work instructions process documentation and procedures to ensure safe working conditions
- A teamdriven attitude to work together and support department initiatives such as 5S.
- The ability to complete production paperwork which includes inventory accuracy.
- Medical device industry or regulated industry experience preferred.
- Scientific molding (e.g. RJG Master Molder) experience preferred
Position Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communications required
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent decisionmaking and problemsolving skills.
- Teamoriented
- Must be detailoriented and produce high quality work in a highvolume environment.
- Proven problemsolving and analytical skills.
- Ability to remain detailoriented and produce highquality work in a fastpaced environment.
Competencies
- Problem Solving/Analysis
- Results Driven
- Detail Orientation
- Customer Focus
- Technical Capacity
- Communication Proficiency
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None required for this position.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employees must not be specifically barred from working with Federal contracts government entities or otherwise listed on excluded parties list as maintained by the Federal government.
AAP/EEO Statement
Erbe employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws Presidential Executive Orders and state and local laws designed to protect employees and job applicants from discrimination on the bases of race religion color sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other nonmeritbased factors. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions including recruitment and hiring practices appraisal systems promotions and training and career development programs.
Other Duties
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AtWill Employment
This position description does not constitute a contract or guarantee employment for any specified time. The company may exercise its employmentatwill rights at any time.
Employment Type
Full-Time
