Manufacturing Engineer (Molding)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have About the role.
- Then "JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued." etc. That's also about role.
- Then "Job Description JOB TITLE: Engineer, Manufacturing (Molding) FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing) Summary ..." We should not repeat job title as heading. We can include summary in About the role maybe.
- Then "Responsibilities And Duties" with a long list. That's Responsibilities.
- Then "Education And Experience" with bullet points? Actually it's paragraph. Could be Qualifications or Requirements. The instruction: Use sections Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide where each piece fits.
Education And Experience: Bachelor’s degree ... OR 5 years experience ... Scientific injection molding knowledge ... etc. That's qualifications/requirements.
Then "Skills And Abilities": Proficiency in Microsoft Office ... etc. That's Skills.
Then "Travel Requirements": less than 5% travel. That could be maybe under About the role or maybe a separate section? Not listed as a standard heading; we could include under About the role or maybe not create a new heading. Since we only output sections from the list, we could incorporate travel info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably About the role.
Pay, Schedule, Benefits: Not mentioned. So we should NOT include those sections.
Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (or Requirements), Skills. Which to use? The posting has Education And Experience (qualifications) and Skills And Abilities (skills). We could map Education And Experience to Qualifications, and Skills And Abilities to Skills. Requirements maybe not needed if we have Qualifications. But we could also combine Education And Experience as Requirements. The instruction says use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which to include based on content. Since we have both education/experience and skills, we could have Qualifications and Skills. Requirements maybe not needed. But we could also put education/experience under Requirements and skills under Skills. However we have both; we could include both Requirements and Qualifications? Might be redundant. Better to follow typical: Requirements = education/experience, Qualifications = maybe preferred qualifications? But posting doesn't separate preferred vs required. It lists education/experience and then knowledge preferences. Could treat education/experience as Requirements, and the knowledge preferences as Qualifications? But the posting says "Scientific injection molding knowledge and hands on mold process development ability – Krauss Maffei and VanDorn molding machine experience preferred" etc. Those are preferred. So we could split: Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or 5 years experience. Qualifications: Preferred knowledge etc. Skills: Microsoft Office etc.
Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills.
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. But we could break into items where there are clear separations like "Perform as key team member..." etc. The text uses colons and semicolons but not bullet markers. Safer to keep as
for prose. However we could treat each sentence after a colon as list? Might be over. I'd keep as
for responsibilities.
For Requirements: we have "Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical discipline OR 5 years of experience in a technical position in an injection molding environment may be considered". That's a single sentence; we can put in
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Qualifications: list of preferred knowledge items: "Scientific injection molding knowledge and hands on mold process development ability – Krauss Maffei and VanDorn molding machine experience preferred", "Molding automation / EOAT knowledge and hands on molding robot programming ability – Wittmann robot experience preferred", "Knowledge of a variety of molding technologies including gas-assist, sequential valve gate processing, applique insert molding, and two-shot / multi-material molding preferred", "Knowledge of injection mold design with ability to read and critique drawings and contribute to ensuring high quality mold designs". These are separate sentences; we could make a
- for each.
Skills: "Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint", "Effective verbal and written communication skills", "Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills", "Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously", "Agreement to complete all post-hire required training", "A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion)". These could be list items.
About the role: includes company description, join a team, job description summary. We'll combine into
maybe multiple paragraphs.
Travel requirement: less than 5% travel. Could be added to About the role as a sentence.
We must not include boilerplate like disclaimer, etc. So we need to cut out the disclaimer paragraph at end.
Also remove "Job Description JOB TITLE: Engineer, Manufacturing (Molding) FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing)" maybe we can keep as metadata but not as heading. Could fold into About the role as a short
. But instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include that line as a short
maybe.
Thus final HTML:
About the role
Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality. Job Title: Engineer, Manufacturing (Molding). FLSA Status: Exempt. Reports To: Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing). Summary: This is hands-on technical work involving the injection molding of plastic parts for automotive interior trim, full center consoles, and kinetic parts. Under general supervision, provides technical support and leadership to manufacturing production teams with a focus on operational excellence each and every day. This position typically requires less than 5% travel.
Responsibilities
Perform as key team member in developing molding tool & processes for new products: Participate in part design input and output reviews Focus on design optimization to produce highest quality parts via robust injection mold tooling conditions and mold processability considerations Participate in injection mold design reviews Focus on mold size, required press size, manifolds, valve gates, runners, gates, mold actions, cooling, ejection, parting lines, venting, engraving Develop molding automation plan and tooling Specifies End of Arm Tooling, degators, nesting, and other molding secondary equipment Procures molding secondary equipment - performs design & construction or external sourcing as required Participate in injection mold trials at sample facilities Support master mold process development, mold critique, and corrective action plans for new injection molds Champion introduction of molding tools and processes at SPI manufacturing plant Collaborates with plant staff to ensure facilities and equipment required for new molds are in place – including hot manifold & valve gate controllers, gas-assist controllers, material drying hoppers, grinders, etc. Identify all issues with injection mold, molding secondary equipment, molding machine and auxiliary equipment and collaborate with program and plant teams to achieve resolution Further develops robust injection molding process for plant specific molding machines based on master molding process Implement molding automation including adjusting EOAT and degator, robot programming, and related interfaces to other press peripheral equipment Document and “control” molding process setup sheets, process verification sheets, and robot programs Develop Operator Instruction Sheets and support development of Quality Inspection Standards to ensure production personnel can work safely while meeting quality and productivity requirements Coordinate entry of all molds, EOAT and degators into preventive maintenance system and develop preventive maintenance instructions Collaborate with SLMS Engineer to develop internal mold store packaging that supports efficient labor and automation while ensuring safe & defect-free storage, transport and handling at subsequent operations based on SPI packaging standards and best practices Perform mold specific setup and operational training for mold technicians, supervisors, utilities/operators and managers and oversee mold change, startups and production until safety and proficiency is achieved Collaborate with project engineering to coordinate engineering changes to molds and molding secondary equipment Support and continually improve all production molding operations: Support the production team performance - improving safety, quality and efficiency Utilize practical problem solving (PPS), kaizen and scientific molding methodologies Troubleshoot tooling, process and equipment related problems through collaboration with tooling and maintenance teams Collaborate with maintenance to assess molding machine capability Lead cycle time, scrap, regrind, mold change time and purge reduction activities Develop justifications for various process improvement projects Conduct layered process audits to ensure compliance to process setup/verification, standardized work and quality systems requirements Contribute to molding room safety Cause safe operation and behavior by immediately reacting to correct unsafe conditions of molding systems including: Molding machines, molds, cranes, side load carts, magnetic platens, robots, robot cages, conveyors, grinders, electrical panels, floor condition, overhead utility conditions, and other 5S or housekeeping conditions Model safe behaviors in all aspects of job performance
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical discipline OR 5 years of experience in a technical position in an injection molding environment may be considered.
Qualifications
- Scientific injection molding knowledge and hands on mold process development ability – Krauss Maffei and VanDorn molding machine experience preferred
- Molding automation / EOAT knowledge and hands on molding robot programming ability – Wittmann robot experience preferred
- Knowledge of a variety of molding technologies including gas-assist, sequential valve gate processing, applique insert molding, and two-shot / multi-material molding preferred
- Knowledge of injection mold design with ability to read and critique drawings and contribute to ensuring high quality mold designs
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
- Agreement to complete all post-hire required training
- A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion)
for prose. We need to convert paragraphs into
. For lists, we need to detect bullet-like sentences. The responsibilities section is a long paragraph with many sentences separated by colons and semicolons. It's not a list with bullet points. However instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If it's not explicitly a list, we could keep as
. But we could break into items where there are clear separations like "Perform as key team member..." etc. The text uses colons and semicolons but not bullet markers. Safer to keep as
for prose. However we could treat each sentence after a colon as list? Might be over. I'd keep as
for responsibilities. For Requirements: we have "Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical discipline OR 5 years of experience in a technical position in an injection molding environment may be considered". That's a single sentence; we can put in
. Qualifications: list of preferred knowledge items: "Scientific injection molding knowledge and hands on mold process development ability – Krauss Maffei and VanDorn molding machine experience preferred", "Molding automation / EOAT knowledge and hands on molding robot programming ability – Wittmann robot experience preferred", "Knowledge of a variety of molding technologies including gas-assist, sequential valve gate processing, applique insert molding, and two-shot / multi-material molding preferred", "Knowledge of injection mold design with ability to read and critique drawings and contribute to ensuring high quality mold designs". These are separate sentences; we could make a
- for each.
Skills: "Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint", "Effective verbal and written communication skills", "Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills", "Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously", "Agreement to complete all post-hire required training", "A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion)". These could be list items.
About the role: includes company description, join a team, job description summary. We'll combine into
maybe multiple paragraphs. Travel requirement: less than 5% travel. Could be added to About the role as a sentence. We must not include boilerplate like disclaimer, etc. So we need to cut out the disclaimer paragraph at end. Also remove "Job Description JOB TITLE: Engineer, Manufacturing (Molding) FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing)" maybe we can keep as metadata but not as heading. Could fold into About the role as a short
. But instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include that line as a short
maybe. Thus final HTML:
About the role
Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality. Job Title: Engineer, Manufacturing (Molding). FLSA Status: Exempt. Reports To: Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing). Summary: This is hands-on technical work involving the injection molding of plastic parts for automotive interior trim, full center consoles, and kinetic parts. Under general supervision, provides technical support and leadership to manufacturing production teams with a focus on operational excellence each and every day. This position typically requires less than 5% travel.
Responsibilities
Perform as key team member in developing molding tool & processes for new products: Participate in part design input and output reviews Focus on design optimization to produce highest quality parts via robust injection mold tooling conditions and mold processability considerations Participate in injection mold design reviews Focus on mold size, required press size, manifolds, valve gates, runners, gates, mold actions, cooling, ejection, parting lines, venting, engraving Develop molding automation plan and tooling Specifies End of Arm Tooling, degators, nesting, and other molding secondary equipment Procures molding secondary equipment - performs design & construction or external sourcing as required Participate in injection mold trials at sample facilities Support master mold process development, mold critique, and corrective action plans for new injection molds Champion introduction of molding tools and processes at SPI manufacturing plant Collaborates with plant staff to ensure facilities and equipment required for new molds are in place – including hot manifold & valve gate controllers, gas-assist controllers, material drying hoppers, grinders, etc. Identify all issues with injection mold, molding secondary equipment, molding machine and auxiliary equipment and collaborate with program and plant teams to achieve resolution Further develops robust injection molding process for plant specific molding machines based on master molding process Implement molding automation including adjusting EOAT and degator, robot programming, and related interfaces to other press peripheral equipment Document and “control” molding process setup sheets, process verification sheets, and robot programs Develop Operator Instruction Sheets and support development of Quality Inspection Standards to ensure production personnel can work safely while meeting quality and productivity requirements Coordinate entry of all molds, EOAT and degators into preventive maintenance system and develop preventive maintenance instructions Collaborate with SLMS Engineer to develop internal mold store packaging that supports efficient labor and automation while ensuring safe & defect-free storage, transport and handling at subsequent operations based on SPI packaging standards and best practices Perform mold specific setup and operational training for mold technicians, supervisors, utilities/operators and managers and oversee mold change, startups and production until safety and proficiency is achieved Collaborate with project engineering to coordinate engineering changes to molds and molding secondary equipment Support and continually improve all production molding operations: Support the production team performance - improving safety, quality and efficiency Utilize practical problem solving (PPS), kaizen and scientific molding methodologies Troubleshoot tooling, process and equipment related problems through collaboration with tooling and maintenance teams Collaborate with maintenance to assess molding machine capability Lead cycle time, scrap, regrind, mold change time and purge reduction activities Develop justifications for various process improvement projects Conduct layered process audits to ensure compliance to process setup/verification, standardized work and quality systems requirements Contribute to molding room safety Cause safe operation and behavior by immediately reacting to correct unsafe conditions of molding systems including: Molding machines, molds, cranes, side load carts, magnetic platens, robots, robot cages, conveyors, grinders, electrical panels, floor condition, overhead utility conditions, and other 5S or housekeeping conditions Model safe behaviors in all aspects of job performance
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical discipline OR 5 years of experience in a technical position in an injection molding environment may be considered.
Qualifications
- Scientific injection molding knowledge and hands on mold process development ability – Krauss Maffei and VanDorn molding machine experience preferred
- Molding automation / EOAT knowledge and hands on molding robot programming ability – Wittmann robot experience preferred
- Knowledge of a variety of molding technologies including gas-assist, sequential valve gate processing, applique insert molding, and two-shot / multi-material molding preferred
- Knowledge of injection mold design with ability to read and critique drawings and contribute to ensuring high quality mold designs
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
- Agreement to complete all post-hire required training
- A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion)
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Skills: "Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint", "Effective verbal and written communication skills", "Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills", "Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously", "Agreement to complete all post-hire required training", "A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion)". These could be list items.
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