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Injection Molding Process Improvement Specialist

Responsible for continuous improvement of injection molding processes. Works with production management, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify process activities to support customer requirements. Implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and affect greater utilization of labor and materials.

Internal Essential functions of the job and specific requirements:

• Motivate and provide direction to the Process Technicians ensuring appropriate directions, training, and evaluation.
• Develop and maintain the process standards in which all parts are manufactured.
• Review production and operating records and resolves technical processing issues.
• Follow established action plans for processes out of range. Specify project management and buy off of new equipment.
• Manage exploration of new materials and processes in order to achieve the best quality, process, and reliability.
• Motivate and train the mold setters, ensuring appropriate training and evaluation.
• Verify and apply narrow ranges for optimum processes to meet customer expectations.
• Manage exploration of new materials and processes in order to achieve the best quality, process, and reliability.
• Compile data and analyze past and current information in order to assist in the preparation of the budget and reduce operational costs.
• Work with tool shops for all tool repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain documentation closely, following necessary timelines on specific projects.
• Enforce safety rules daily.
• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Required Education Level Bachelor's Level Degree Area of Study:

Plastics / Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineering, Technology Degree or similar.

*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

Required Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge):

• 2-5 Minimum Years of Experience with Injection Molding with presses ranging from 85-3200 tons.
• At least 2 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Master-root cause troubleshooting with problem solving.
• Experience with valve gate, hot runner systems, and scientific injection molding principals.
• Desire to be hands on and overcome challenges that arise on a daily basis.
• Preferred Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge) RJG Master Molder 1 and Master Molder 2 training. Problem solving training