ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Knowledge and practice of HUTCHINSON Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, procedures, and requirements 
• Responsible for all aspects of plastic molding process
• Participate as part of the production team supporting the plastic injection process. 
• Support process troubleshooting in day-to-day manufacturing.
• Support problem solving and root cause analysis to reduce scrap and rework. 
• Develop and conduct DOE to optimize the process in terms of quality and throughput. 
• Lead continuous improvement activities to improve throughput, quality, and uptime. 
• Track KPIs and use PDCA methodologies to improve KPIs.
• Provide process training to technicians.
• Participate and provide input into Plastic Tooling Designs
• Support the development and maintenance of standards applied to plastic process and tooling. 
• Lead and support continuous improvement. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  None

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must have good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with Engineering, Prototype, and Production groups, and other plant and office personnel. Attention to detail and accuracy. Must have good computer skills with a working knowledge of the different rubber presses. 

EDUCATION &/or EXPERIENCE:

Required 

Bachelor's degree in rubber engineering or related technical field. 

Preferred:

10 years related experience and/or training in Rubber Process Engineering, or manufacturing systems or equivalent experience.

Six Sigma Training, Green Belt or Black Belt

Lean Manufacturing Certification. 

 MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Engineering Level Mathematics 

Statistics 

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Office Products, Basic CAD

REQUIREMENTS (Continued):

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define root cause to problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions for the repair of the issue. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.

       Employee will be required to travel occasionally for day trips.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee will be in a shared office (cubicle) environment. It oftentimes becomes loud and distracting. There may be occasions where the employee will have tasks to perform in a Laboratory environment and a Manufacturing environment, where Personal Protective Equipment such as Hearing Protection, Safety Glasses and Safety Shoes are required.