Process Engineer - Plastic Extrusion

Process Engineer - Plastic Extrusion Job Description: Design and manufacture of profile extrusion tooling and development of custom processes to improve total quality, material usage and productivity.

Requirements

• Maintains compliance with the Company and plant safety policies and procedures.
• Completes all annual training as required.
• Design tooling and develop processes for mono and co-extrusion plastic profiles, tubes and secondary fabrication individually or with other Process Engineers.
• Lead new tooling development process for the project assigned using hands-on approach to meet customer expectation with quality and on time delivery of samples.
• Partners with other staff members; production, maintenance and QC to develop the process to get first article samples approved.
• Coordinate the tooling needs for new products with Die Development, technicians, Production Manager and other involved in producing first article samples.
• Oversee the tool making activities in the machine shop and ensure the tools produced by the machine shop can meet the design criteria and are up to the company’s high standard for design and workmanship.
• Serve in the role of systems analyst for the machine shop and coordinating the company’s contact in this area with outside vendors.
• Work with Supply Chain Manager to coordinate the procurement needs for the machine shop, including steel, other metals, and shop supplies.
• Support other department and Pexco sites in their tooling needs.
• Actively seek ways to improvise process efficiencies by way of redevelopment in the shortest possible lead time and most effective design.
• Troubleshoot process difficulties on daily basis and support production.
• Work with Production Manager to coordinate a timely response to the need for rebuilding tooling or handling other special tooling needs that cannot be planned for in advance.
• Work on continuous improvement projects for efficiencies & reduce scrap.
• Plan, develop and coordinate tool development trials.
• Maintain engineering database and documentation as required.
• Think outside the box.
• Perform other accountabilities as assigned.

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan