Process Engineer
MRI Tallahassee
Our client is a leading component supplier across various industrial end markets and applications with US, Mexico, and Canada production facilities. The Company primarily designs and manufactures extruded plastic (commodity to high-performance) tubes and profiles through an expansive twelve-site footprint and specializes in the injection molding of high-performance polymer parts. In addition, our client offers a wide range of differentiated, value-added services, including design, prototyping, die building, sub-assembly, fabrication, and supply chain management. Moreover, our client has developed deep expertise in processing PTFE rods, tubes, sheets, tape, and pipes and in rubber extrusion serving the RV and other industries.
Scope of Role:
This position is responsible for designing and manufacturing profile extrusion tooling and developing custom processes to improve total quality, material usage, and productivity. He/she will work closely with the Manufacturing, QC, Materials, and Sales teams to achieve these common team objectives.
Job Responsibility
• Maintains compliance with the Company and plant safety policies and procedures.
• Completes all annual training as required.
• Individually or with other process engineers, design tooling and develop processes for mono- and co-extrusion plastic profiles, tubes, and secondary fabrication.
• Lead new tooling development process for the project assigned using a hands-on approach to meet customer expectations with quality and on-time delivery of samples. • Partners with other staff members, production, maintenance, and QC to develop the process to get the first article samples approved.
• Coordinate the tooling needs for new products with Die Development, technicians, the Production Manager, and others involved in producing first-article samples.
• Oversee the tool-making activities in the machine shop and ensure the tools produced by the machine shop meet the design criteria and are up to the company’s high standards for design and workmanship.
• Serve as a systems analyst for the machine shop and coordinate the company’s contact in this area with outside vendors.
• Coordinate the tool-making activities in the machine shop and work closely with other engineers and the VP of Engineering to establish priorities for the shop to ensure that the tooling delivered to the line is complete.
• Work with the Supply Chain Manager to coordinate the procurement needs for the machine shop, including steel, other metals, and shop supplies.
• Support other departments and Pexco sites in their tooling needs. Actively seek ways to improve process efficiencies through redevelopment in the shortest possible lead time and the most effective design.
• Troubleshoot process difficulties daily and support production.
• Work with the Production Manager to coordinate a timely response to the need to rebuild tooling or handle other special tooling needs that cannot be planned.
• Work on continuous improvement projects for efficiencies & reduce scrap.
Qualifications:
• BS in Engineering
• 3 – 5 years of plastic manufacturer experience, preferably with plastic extrusion die design and process development • Understand different plastic resins and processing.
• Proficient usage of AutoCAD and CAD/CAM software. Job Description Rev 05/2021 Process Engineer
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects with keen attention to detail independently or with supervision.
• Above average communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office-based software (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)