Project Engineer - Manufacturing

Company: Blue Signal Search
Location: Janesville
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Our client offers a variety of customizable products with several top-notch facilities located across the nation. Due to increased demand, they are looking to hire a Project Engineer --- Manufacturing to support manufacturing processes for a large plastic manufacturing plant. The Project Engineer --- Manufacturing is responsible for the daily functions and operations as they pertain to product quality and blow molding manufacturing. The Project Engineer --- Manufacturing will optimize automation, product launches, and aid the facility team in delivering best-in-class production to support the company---s sales efforts. This Role Offers: Competitive base salary, plus comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental, and 401(k) match. Multiple career advancement paths. Opportunity to develop niche skills. Outstanding company culture with a focus on camaraderie and respect. Established, respected company with an excellent industry reputation and global customer base. Strong support structure. Large pool of resources including finance, software, and procurement support and tools. Commitment to sustainability and innovation --- company is constantly conducting research and testing to reduce their carbon footprint and make products that better support the environment. Strong safety culture and safety performance at each facility. Focus: Assist with projects for manufacturing and support blow molding team. Performs diagnosis, repair, and/or maintenance of machinery and electrical systems. Automate manual processes and improve efficiency related to plant safety, equipment, production, and more. Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to develop fixes for workflow problems and recurring issues. Support high quality and safety standards within the plant. Assist in growth projects such as new product development that support excellence initiatives. Assist with implementation and management of new and existing procedures. Research predictive maintenance and other automation technologies that could benefit team productivity. Propose any adoptions to executive management. Ensure work is completed on time, within budget, and with proper documentation. Skill Set: 5 years of experience in manufacturing, with a background in blow molding processes. Bachelor---s degree in related field. Background in the plastics/packaging industry, preferred. Proven success in troubleshooting issues and creating reactive process that get to the root cause of the issue and fix it. Knowledge of basic manufacturing standards and equipment. Understanding of MS Office, PM software, LEAN, CAD, 5S Methodology, and data collection tools. Capital project management and budget background required. Hands-on experience implementing line layouts. Autonomous maintenance experience, a plus. A true multi-tasker --- with the ability to assist multiple projects at once. Ambitious work ethic with the desire to get others engaged in the larger picture goal. Ability to lead and communicate technical ideas to non-technical audiences.

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