Injection molding Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Seeking a Molding Process Engineer.

Our client has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, our client has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assist Program Managers in launching new products by working with Tool, Manifold and Secondary Equipment Suppliers to ensure optimum performance.
• Sample new molds and materials and provide feedback, documentation, and recommendations.
• Develop process sheets, water diagrams and hot runner diagrams for all assigned jobs.
• Develop operator instructions for secondary equipment
• Optimize new and current processes, ensuring efficiency, quality and scrap reduction
• Responsible for continuous improvement by exploring better ways of doing things (I.e. mistake proofing, work cell flow, cost cutting etc.)
• Write programs for robots and automation equipment. Help develop end of arm tooling.
• Set up work cells and workplace layout to maximize efficiency.
• Assist Tool Room with problem communication and maintaining PM levels on all tools.
• Assist Maintenance with problem communication and maintaining PM levels on all equipment.
• Assist Process Techs by taking on all process problems not solved at that level.
• In addition, responsible for the overseeing of all training on processes, robots, assembly equipment, etc.
• Be on call to assist the off shift with any processing problems which may arise.
• Demonstrate ability to resolve problems systematically using appropriate problem-solving tools and techniques (I.e. D.O.E., capability studies, etc.)
• Responsible for following all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Adherence to all company policies and procedures (i.e., Quality Manual, Associate Handbook, etc.).

Qualifications :

Offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including :

Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.