Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer reports to the Plant Manager for product launch support, quoting support, and engineering projects assigned. This position works closely with Supervisors, Technicians, and/or Process Engineers, coordinates with Quality Assurance and Production on inspection or manufacturing activities, and provides project-specific information to Program Managers, Project Engineering, Documentation, Finance, Sales, and Operations as necessary.

• Sustain products in production by addressing scrap issues, specification or safety concerns, efficiency improvements, and executing required document updates.
• Develop accurate and complete product, component, and assembly specifications—including item masters and bills of material—using customer drawings/specs and this clients quality requirements for new or transfer products.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality Engineering, Program Management, Project Engineering, and Process Engineering to conceptualize, research, and implement new ideas, processes, and technologies.
• Provide guidance for quotes and new product development, especially when post-mold processing is involved.
• Develop and implement engineered solutions in production to address identified nonconformances.
• Write and execute comprehensive qualifications/validations for processes outside standard molding, including risk assessments.
• Partner with internal teams to create and implement procedures that improve this clients product quality.
• Work collaboratively across the organization to identify solutions and manage complex tasks.
• Provide training and guidance to manufacturing personnel as needed.
• Offer training and insights to engineers to support their development and company improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned by engineering or plant management.
• Manage and maintain a working capacity plan for analysis and strategic planning.
• Recommend future capital expenditures to support new programs and launches.
• Create capacity plans and provide direction on capital requirements for current and future work.

• Education / Experience: Engineering degree or 4+ years relevant experience; 2–3 years plastic injection molding experience.
• Technical: Strong understanding of automation equipment/systems and GD&T.
• Quality / Regulatory: Knowledge of ISO/FDA regulations, GMPs; ability to write process FMEAs & validations.
• Documentation: Ability to create specifications, BOMs, item masters, and capacity plans.
• Soft Skills: Communication, collaboration, ability to train personnel.