Plastics Engineer

Join our dynamic team at MITY, Inc, a leading furniture manufacturer dedicated to crafting high-quality, innovative, and sustainable furniture solutions. We pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence and our passion for creating products that enhance living and working spaces.

Due to company growth, we are looking to add a Plastic Process Improvement Engineer to the team The purpose of the Plastics Process Improvement Engineer is to develop and evaluate the injection molding and extrusion processes, and tools. The main duties are to support the production and engineering needs through the set-up and operation of the molding and extrusion equipment and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate status of tools in injection molding and plastic extrusion
• Design and evaluate plastic components using SolidWorks
• Act as point of technical contact to plastics, mold making and extension suppliers.
• Conduct research to identify new materials and methods for improved product performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success
• Analyze schematics and logic controllers to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Establish tooling maintenance plan
• Create and update parameters for optimal production of plastic parts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Plastics certification or equivalent previous experience
• Strong mechanical knowledge and understanding of injection molding and plastic extrusion equipment
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar CAD software
• Experience with plastics injection molding is highly desirable
• Familiarity with lean manufacturingFamiliarity
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail