Process Engineer

Job Title: PROCESS ENGINEER
Location: Anaheim
Shift: Day Shift
Salary: $72,000 - $99,000 (Depending on Experience)
Summary: The Process Engineer is a "hands-on" position that plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing equipment and processes to produce high quality injection molded product. The Process Engineer is responsible for the development, improvement, and validation, of new and inherited tooling, manufacturing processes, equipment, and fixtures. Coordinates the molding efforts on new program launches that includes setting up and/or revising manufacturing processes and assisting the manufacturing operations in problem solving and continuous process improvements. While monitoring the effectiveness of processes this individual quantifies results, documents, and presents findings to management and prepares reports. This position also mentors and provides training to other injection molding personnel.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following (Other duties may be assigned.):

• Performs and monitors sampling of all new and inherited tooling to ensure engineering technician is running optimum process.
• Develop new processes, assess and document new and existing processes and performs process validations (IQ, OQ, PQ) including generating protocols and reports.
• Implement and evaluate changes to existing processes designed to improve product quality, productivity and overall equipment efficiency.
• Monitor and report issues with injection molds, make recommendations for refurbishment based on production factors such as cycles, process capability and tooling history.
• Works with production on molds running under standard and makes recommendation to correct any defects.
• Perform line setup, line balancing and build time studies. Develop Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEAs).
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and training to process technicians, operators, and other molding personnel.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of products.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop and department.
• Analyzes and resolves work problem or assist workers in solving work problems, including molding problems, machine problems or material problems.
• Observes and records workers operating equipment or performing tasks to determine time involved and fatigue rate.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: assigned to monitor and delegate agenda to other Process Engineers as required. As workload permits there may be multiple Process Engineers. If this is the case one will be assigned to monitor and delegate agenda to other Process Engineers as required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Six years in injection molding experience or more
• Minimum four years of supervisory experience
• Minimum knowledge of electrics, mechanics and hydraulics
• Extensive knowledge of molding parameters and thermoplastic resin