Plastic Process Engineer POST NUMBER: 476581
Plastic Process Engineer
Location: Ingham County, MI (Hybrid)
Compensation: $75,000 – $95,000 base
Schedule: Hybrid | High Travel
About the Role
We are hiring a hands?on Process Engineer, with 3 years supporting thermoforming manufacturing operations from process development through production. This role focuses on process optimization, equipment performance, and day?to?day technical problem solving within a high?visibility plastics manufacturing environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to deepen ownership and grow within an operation making significant multi?year investments in equipment, people, and processes .
What You’ll Do
- 3 years support and optimize thermoforming manufacturing processes
- Assist with process development, validation, and production ramp?ups
- Apply DFM / DFA principles in partnership with tooling, operations, and quality
- Support new product introductions (NPI) and equipment qualification
- Analyze process data and KPIs to identify improvement opportunities
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts using Lean and quality tools
- Travel to manufacturing sites to support project execution
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
- 3 years of process or manufacturing engineering experience (plastics preferred)
- Exposure to thermoforming or similar plastics processes
- Hands?on familiarity with:
- SPC, SQC, 5S
- Root Cause Analysis, 8D, FMEA
- Strong problem?solving mindset and plant?floor presence
- Ability to work cross?functionally in a fast?paced manufacturing environment
Work Environment
- Onsite Tuesday - Thursday , remote Monday & Friday
- 60–70% project?based travel to U.S. manufacturing sites (EST)
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