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Process Engineer/Engineer in Training

, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Seeking a Molding Process Engineer. Our client has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, our client has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies. Assist Program Managers in launching new products by working with Tool, Manifold and Secondary Equipment Suppliers to ensure optimum performance. · Sample new molds and materials and provide feedback, documentation, and recommendations. · Develop process sheets, water diagrams and hot runner diagrams for all assigned jobs. · Develop operator instructions for secondary equipment · Optimize new and current processes, ensuring efficiency, quality and scrap reduction · Responsible for continuous improvement by exploring better ways of doing things (I.e. mistake proofing, work cell flow, cost cutting etc.) · Write programs for robots and automation equipment. Help develop end of arm tooling. · Assist Maintenance with problem communication and maintaining PM levels on all equipment. · In addition, responsible for the overseeing of all training on processes, robots, assembly equipment, etc. · Be on call to assist the off shift with any processing problems which may arise. · Adherence to all company policies and procedures (i.e., Quality Manual, Associate Handbook, etc.). Plastic injection molding background with 2-3 years’ experience in plastics processing. · Knowledge of standard quality practices and lean manufacturing concepts. · Must be familiar with A3P and mold flow technology. · Computer literate. · Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Medical · Dental · Paid holidays and vacation · Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.