Airlite Plastics is looking for an Engineering Manager to guide their engineering team and ensure the continuous improvement of manufacturing processes within their injection molding plant, achieving process excellence through advanced technical processing techniques for root cause analysis and proactive problem-solving.
Requirements
- Proven track record driving process yield enhancement, cost reduction, and SPC systems
- Experience in the area of manufacturing operations, process validations, design of experiment and statistics
- Ability to learn new technologies and become a subject matter expert quickly
- Expert knowledge of process improvement methodology
- Capability to utilize problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills with the ability to operate Microsoft Office products
- Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis
Responsibilities
- Provide technical direction, coaching, and development opportunities for direct reports, promoting a culture of shared success and continuous growth. Including the management of assigned internal and external contractors.
- Champion the use of advanced methodologies, serving as the subject matter expert in Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Six Sigma tools to achieve plant-wide improvement objectives.
- Lead the development and modification of technical specifications, methods, and controls to meet quality, safety, and efficiency standards. This includes conducting feasibility studies and determining processing and installation specifications.
- Utilize manufacturing reports, videos, and process logs to proactively monitor and assess control initiatives and then lead the technical team through the corrective action process to resolve ongoing issues.
- Support the establishment and management of machine operating standards across the facility.
- Serve as the SME for all engineering projects and ensure appropriate engineering principles are applied to projects
- Provide technical and process management support to the Operations management team. Validate all new systems and prepare required documentation, including partnering with Maintenance and Senior Operators to provide essential training on new automation and validation processes.
Other
- Collaboratively lead all safety programs and initiatives for assigned manufacturing operations, ensuring a secure working environment.
- Act as the key liaison connecting the engineering/technical support team, New Product Development (NPD), and various departmental leaders to ensure seamless technical integration.
- Provide an efficient interface for evaluating all upcoming capital projects, analyzing, and providing expert feedback on equipment and facility layouts.
- Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects/activities/goals
- Must be able to work well with others, build partnerships and support team members.
