Job Title:

LSR (Liquid Silicon Rubber) Engineer

Requisition Number:

1742

Location:

Operations - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, direct, and lead all LSR engineering efforts to ensure optimum engineering of projects/programs to meet customer and manufacturing requirements
• Facilitate communication between customer, sales, engineering functions, outside vendors, manufacturing and multi-facility groups
• Participate in customers visits (on and off-site), meetings (including web-ex) and tours
• Maintain cost control and profitability through interaction with the accounting group, sales and our customers
• Coordinate tooling programs from kick-off to part production ready (customer and manufacturing approval)
• Provide process engineering leadership for initial LSR set up operations and processes
• Continuously improve existing processes using design of experiments, SPC, and other methods to increase efficiencies (e.g. minimize changeover and setup time)
• Work with our design development center to develop training on design of multi-shot LSR.
• Lead development activities and provide technical guidance in selecting appropriate materials for LSR applications
• Participate in Quote Review Meetings
• Create and monitor LSR project timelines and implementation to include facility equipment acquisition and training of resources
• Participate/Lead training initiatives as new people come onto the LSR team (ex. Mold techs, engineering, and operators)
• Implement technical solutions to meet customer and Phillips Plastics cost, quality, and delivery expectations
• Other duties as assigned
• Keep work area clean
• Report incidents and injuries to team leader/manager immediately
• Recognize close-call incidents and safety hazards and take action to eliminate them
• Use equipment properly and follow the safety features/operating procedures
• Wear applicable personal protective equipment
• Follow applicable safety, quality, and environmental programs, policies, and procedures
• Actively participate in continual improvement, corrective action and customer satisfaction

Qualifications:

B.S. degree in engineering field with 7-10 years of related experience OR 11-15 years of directly related experience and education, with no bachelors degree

Strong and diverse technical injection molding, tooling, materials, manufacturing, quality, cost estimating, processing and product design skills

• Knowledge of LSR materials and process, multi-shot processing technology, cost estimating, and equipment acquisition
• Ability to use CAD to determine if tooling, equipment and part designs meet requirements
• Ability to manage multiple large-scale projects
• Demonstrated superior communication, teamwork and organizational skills
• Ability to accurately quote design, tools/equipment, and parts
• Ability to develop and meet project schedules, along with contingency plans.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet financial goals
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop future account needs
• Demonstrated ability to think out of the box and recommend options
• Ability to lead others. Responsibility may include direct supervision of technicians and mentoring/leading engineers
• Demonstrated broad understanding of capabilities and technologies of other PPC facilities, suppliers, industry, and customers
• Travel up to 20% to 30%

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