Senior Manufacturing Engineer Injection Molding (Richmond, IN)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Richmond IN location in the Abbott Nutrition division.Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands including Similac PediaSure Pedialyte Ensure and Glucerna to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

What Youll Work On

Food Packaging & GMP Compliance

• Ensure all molding operations tooling and material handling meet Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and foodcontact packaging requirements.
• Maintain compliance with site hygiene rules foreignmaterial controls resin traceability allergenfree production and sanitation standards.
• Partner with Quality to support audits corrective actions and documentation aligned with FDA foodcontact or relevant regulatory standards.

Process Ownership & Improvement

• Own and optimize injection molding process windows to meet safety quality and OEE targets.
• Lead IQ/OQ/PQ validations capability studies and golden setup documentation.
• Apply SPC DOE and scientific molding principles to reduce scrap and drive consistent quality.

Mold Design & Maintenance Programs

• Influence mold design with toolmakers (cooling layout venting gating materials coatings).
• Own the preventive and predictive mold maintenance program including refurbishment standards and tooling lifecycle tracking.
• Troubleshoot mold issues (venting wear gate erosion leaks stack alignment) and coordinate timely repairs.

Project Management & Execution

• Lead mold transfers new tool qualifications press installations resin changes and capacity expansions.
• Build and manage project timelines with clear deliverables risks and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate vendor activities including FAT/SAT run-at-rate and site acceptance criteria.

Shop-Floor Leadership & Development

• Provide handson support to technicians and setup personnel on machine setup process troubleshooting and standard work.
• Deliver training on GMP expectations scientific molding practices quality checks and safety compliance.
• Drive floor-level engagement through gemba walks daily tier meetings and real-time issue escalation.

Lean Six Sigma & Troubleshooting

• Apply DMAIC A3 SPC DOE 5 Why Fishbone and SMED to eliminate variation and improve flow.
• Lead kaizens to reduce changeovers improve material handling and optimize packaging-specific checks.
• Standardize best practices and sustain improvements through documentation and visual controls.

Safety Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure compliance with safety rules LOTO machine guarding and resin handling procedures.
• Maintain accurate mold history logs process sheets control plans PFMEAs SOPs and GMP records.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Plastics Engineering or related field.
• 57 years of injection molding experience in highvolume manufacturing.
• Direct experience with mold design fundamentals and mold maintenance programs.
• Handson troubleshooting of presses hot runner systems auxiliaries and automation.
• Demonstrated project management with ontime execution of tooling or process changes.
• Lean Six Sigma tools (Green Belt preferred).
• Working knowledge of GMPs HACCP principles and food-packaging manufacturing practices.
• Strong ability to coach and teach technicians on processes safety and GMP requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with scientific molding.
• Familiarity with Moldflow/Sigmasoft and CAD review (SolidWorks).
• Experience in regulated environments relevant to food packaging (e.g. FDA 21 CFR for food-contact plastics).
• Knowledge of resin families used in food-contact applications.
• 3D Printing Knowledge
• Demonstrated Machining and Fabrication Capabilities

The base pay for this position is

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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