Senior Process Engineer - Thermoplastic Injection Molding
Flextronics International / Flex Ltd.
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Posted: 02-Apr-25
Location: Libertyville, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Years of Experience:
11+
Salary Details:
six figure base salary plus 10% target annual bonus
Internal Number: WD194452
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a SeniorProcess Engineer – Thermoplastic Injection Molding located in Libertyville, IL.
Reporting to the Process Engineering Manager, the Senior Process Engineer – Thermoplastic Injection Molding is responsible for process engineering capabilities focused on cost, quality and delivery improvements to hold up a manufacturing organization.
What a typical day looks like:
Recognize the manufacturing process, technologies, techniques and the product.
Define, implement and evaluate proposed designs and processes for manufacturability.
Have the capability to singly or with other engineering stakeholders identify root causes of failures in the manufacturing process
High level participation in daily production activities and effective problem solving on daily issues
Prepare justification, purchase and implement capital equipment for production.
Hold up and oversee new process equipment production.
Hold up the raising and introduction of engineering change orders (ECOs).
Establish robust, repeatable and reproducible process parameters
Develop, implement and take ownership of process control methodologies.
Trouble shoot process related issues.
Participate in activities pertaining to cycle time and process improvements.
Evaluate and select various engineered materials.
Implement statistical process research on new and existing products.
Implement safety, productivity and give in improvements.
Improve manufacturing techniques and through put.
Provide continuous development of manufacturing techniques that will improve in-house capabilities and gives in.
Develop and maintain process documentation.
Review processing methods.
Interface with production of all activities associated with new process implementation and transfer.
Assist in the development of training and provide training to production personnel during new technology transfer.
Provide equipment maintenance and repair hold up as required.
Guide cost improvement/reduction programs.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
Typically requires 10- 15 years’ experience of process development (IQ, OQ PQ), Tooling, and Scientific Molding.
Experience in Thermoplastic Injection Molding.
Attention to detail in relation to manufacturing and injection molding processes.
RJG / E-Dart experience preferred.
Experience in Class 7 or 8 Cleanrooms preferred.
Degree preferred/optional - OR - equivalent work experience in plastics/injection molding.
Data analysis / statistics with excel, Minitab, or similar platform preferred.
Flex Ltd. / Flextronics International is a US-based $26 billion contract manufacturer for many of the world's biggest and well-known Fortune 500 Corporations in a wide variety of industries. Building on its more than 50-year history with a clear purpose, mission, and vision, Flex is the advanced end-to-end manufacturing partner of choice, helping market-leading brands across a diverse set of industries design, build, deliver, and manage products that improve the world.
Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries, and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex supports its customers’ entire product lifecycles with leading design and engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, postproduction and post-sale capabilities in every major region.