Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Data Quality, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Injection Molding, Injections, Lean Manufacturing, Machine Tool, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Molding Processes, Operations Planning, Performance Metrics, Plastic Injection Molding, Plastics Manufacturing, Power BI, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Engineering, Process Improvement, Project Evaluation, Reporting Dashboards, SAP, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI), United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Day in the Life
You start on the plastic injection floor, reviewing overnight production and the KPIs you’ve standardized across the plant. A spike in scrap on two presses catches your eye—time for a quick root-cause huddle, a fishbone sketch, and a data pull for DOE. By mid-morning, you’re mapping a smoother production flow and scoping a low-cost device to cut changeover minutes. After lunch, you finalize updates to SAP master production data, validate routings, and prepare a crisp deck for the approval committee. You wrap by sizing workforce needs for a new cell and locking in assumptions for the annual investment plan.
What You’ll Own
- Build and implement robust process standards for the plastic injection manufacturing area.
- Create, consolidate, and track plant-wide KPI dashboards; pinpoint gaps and partner with teams to develop improvement plans.
- Identify efficiency opportunities to reduce waste and variability; plan and execute projects to capture those gains.
- Develop and budget production devices, benches, and material movement solutions to streamline flow.
- Optimize labor and total cost while designing efficient production layouts and workflows.
- Implement and monitor productivity initiatives using Lean Manufacturing or other applicable methods.
- Participate in the critical analysis and formulation of the annual investment plan for operational units.
- Lead and deliver continuous improvement projects that enhance both manufacturing processes and products.
- Reduce costs and optimize resources through critical analysis and action planning.
- Size and quantify workforce needs at operational centers during project analysis.
- Build and validate master production data; ensure accuracy and integrity within the SAP system.
- Prepare clear presentations using project tools and present effectively to approval committees.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Chemical, Mechanical, Materials, Plastics, or Industrial preferred.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint; strong experience with SAP and Power BI.
- Proven experience with plastic injection molding processes, molds, and machines; hands-on use of DOE, FMEA, and fishbone (Ishikawa) tools.
Impact
Your work standardizes how we run plastic injection, drives measurable KPI improvements, ensures SAP master data accuracy, and secures the resources (people, tooling, and capital) needed for sustainable gains.