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Mold Engineer, M - F

AptarGroup, Inc.
United States, Illinois, Cary
Feb 05, 2025
Position Summary Oversight of mold cavitation and cycle efficiency improvements by daily monitoring and working with Production, Tool room, Process Engineering, and Quality personnel to coordinate improvement actions. Follow-up on critical problem molds/issues coming out of daily meeting or ongoing problems coming from production shifts, to ensure a problem is clearly defined, proper troubleshooting methods have been used, and then coordinate corrective action or hand-off item to a department for more detailed analysis and corrective action. Implement updated methods, procedures, and training as need to prevent recurrence of problems. Analyze data to support problem solving efforts and projects at hand. Ensure proper procedures are in place to address problem(s). Lead impromptu meetings, formal root cause meetings, and corrective action teams to drive improvement. Mold engineering department support by writing sample requests, PO's, ROI support, and project management assistance. Job Elements Provide problem solving support to Tool room and Production work groups Manage related projects and budgets In-depth interaction with internal and external customers, and vendors for scheduling, purchasing, quality, project coordination and support Implement tooling improvement and modifications Collaborate with Process Engineering to coordinate and review processing recommendations and results, sampling plans including scheduling and details of sample results including resin and additive review and recommendations using tools such as scientific methodology, DOE's, FMEA, mold fill and mold cooling analysis, structural analysis, etc. to obtain desired quality enhancements, cycle reduction, and cost saving results Improve mold and molding efficiencies and productivity through design enhancements and technology introduction to solve problems Participate and lead formal design reviews and problem solving sessions Complete mold condition reports, work history reports, mold capability reports, and related information such as maintenance of mold standards, project files and timelines, mold drawings, mold capabilities and history Complete computerized reports, perform spread sheet analyses, print and file management and frequent e-mail communication Required Qualifications Education Must have either BS Plastics Related graduate OR related AS degree w/ 5 years of tooling experience OR minimum 15 years of experience in Mold Engineering or equivalent with skills marked with * Experience Minimum of 10 years of experience working in injection mold engineering, along with experience in close tolerance, high cavitation molds