Process Development Engineer

Prism Plastics, Inc. is part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—backed by Berkshire Hathaway. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

Responsibilities

Continuous Improvement

• Timely NCR Root Cause Verification with Corrective and Preventative Actions.
• CAR Team Participation – For Process Related Root Cause Verification, Correction and Prevention.
• Assist in ongoing training related to CAR corrective and preventative actions, process enhancements, and system improvements.
• Assist the Operations Manager in directives for improving the plant, including:
  • QOS Corrective actions for poor monthly performance or trends.
  • Process audits to assure correct regrind percentage, cell setup, and processing parameters are in line with the PPAP process.
  • Process Interruption Improvements – First Run to Last Run without unintended interruptions.
  • Overall Scrap Reduction – Real Time Scrap, Inventory Scrap and Part Per Carton Accuracy.
  • Unscheduled Downtime Improvements.
• Work with Maintenance to help diagnose process/equipment related issues.

Process Development

• Perform new process development, including:
  • APQP Participation.
  • Molding Process Setup (In Mold Rheology, 95% fill at transfer, etc.).
  • Completing MRR process for feedback to APQP Leader/Team.
  • Robot Programming and Modification.
  • Cell setup (Tooling, Material Drying, Hot Runner, TCU, etc.).
  • New and Transfer Tools Sampling.
  • Production Readiness Tasks (including Job Books and Tooling PM Files setup).
  • Samples for Corporate Quality to Develop Inspection Instruction Standard.
  • Completion of Post Processing Standards Form.
• Required Travel as related to Transfer Tool Package fact-finding missions, prior to final quote and transfer.
• Assist in Preliminary and Final Tooling review and signoff process.
• Champion the development and/or improvement of product-specific end-of-arm tooling or fixtures.
• Champion packaging design, trial, and testing when required by the customer plant.
• First three Production Run Support:
  • Assistance in Initial Robotic/Work Cell Setup.
  • Training.
  • Monitoring/Auditing Process.
  • Analyze Run Performance.
  • Feedback to APQP Team, Using Plant Operations Manager, and VP of Operations.
• Maintain Project Management System for items related to Process Development.
• Assist in Gage R&R and Cpk Studies for new and transfer programs.
• Assist in training production personnel on new launches, product types, and technology introduced into PRISM’s system.
• Develop and/or update the Job Instructions (Job Books) during the development and managing change processes.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Attend offsite functional samples as requested by Engineering.
• Assist as outlined by your immediate Supervisor for the good of PRISM.
• Assist in other job-related activities to help support a clean, safe, and effective organization.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Higher Education Training in Quality/Engineering Related Areas (preferred).
• Computer Training (preferred).
• Quality System Training (preferred).
• Applicable work experience is preferred.
• Experience with computer and/or computer-related systems.
• Customer Communication Experience (preferred).

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.