Process Engineer- Rubber

Process Engineer – Rubber

 Facility: Trenton, NJ

Responsible for evaluating existing processes and configuring manufacturing systems to reduce cost, scrap, variability, and develop best practices within the production processes. This includes improving the sustainability of our processes and operations.  Also responsible for new process development including process design, operation, and implementation.

Specific Duties

• Follow all applicable environmental, health and safety rules and procedures and immediately report all dangerous situations, near-misses, and injuries.
• Develop and implement systems that optimize all phases of the production process.
• Maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs, and changeovers.
• Oversee that process documentation, including work instructions and acceptance criteria, is created and up to date.
• Evaluate and analyze current rubber extrusion, building, and molding process metrics and performance to identify areas requiring improvement
• Responsible for defining and keeping all process controls of our rubber extrusion, building, and molding documented and up to date
• Review and approve process modifications, new equipment investments, new die and molds
• Lead problem solving activities, conduct root cause analysis, and develop corrective action plans.
• Implement lean manufacturing techniques – SMED, single piece flow, 5S.
• Ensure projects are completed on time.
• Work with in-house product design teams to optimize the design for manufacturability.
• Work with equipment designers and vendors, in-house engineering, and manufacturing staff to develop a cost-effective and working production process.
• Collect, record, and transcribe data.
• Show results in reports.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' work experience in rubber and or plastics molding operation
• Proven work experience in process engineering and/or manufacturing engineering.
• Excellent technical skills.
• Experience in manufacturing is required.
• Working knowledge of CAD software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Creo.
• Be able to think analytically and have interpersonal skills.
• BS degree in Engineering preferred, but not required.
• Must be able to work in an un-airconditioned environment for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

The employee frequently is required to sit; walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for driving and ability to adjust focus.

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Personal Protective Equipment

The following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area.

• Safety Glasses conforming to ANSI Z87.1 or higher
• Steel Toe Safety Shoes conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910
• Hearing protection conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910 Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

This position is exempt. Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above. Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.