Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer

Major Responsibilities:

Manage Product Development Engineering Projects

Resolve Project related issues to maximize achieving project objectives.

Communicate project related issues and problems where additional assistance is required promptly to Engineering Manager for resolution

Support Pricing with 'preliminary' NPD evaluation information for Quotations as directed by manager

Preliminary Project Classification assignments for Quotations

Manage projects in accordance with Project Management Standard Operating Procedures:

• Complete Internal Design Review
• Coordinate Project Definition Meeting for NPD Projects
• Track Projects in compliance to minimum project system requirements

Other tasks as assigned

Education:

Required: Technical degree a major plus

Preferred: Technical Degree or significant course work is required if prior work experience is outside the field of plastics processing or engineering. Technical Degree can be two-year program in plastics processing if adequate work experience exists or 4-year degree in plastics packaging or related field of engineering.

Experience:

Required: Prior technical/mechanical experience. Work environment should include in excess of 5 years hands on plastics processing experience and related project management experience.

If the candidate has a technical degree minimum of work experience with a record of successful project management experience a major plus

Skills:

• Understanding of plastic materials and test methods
• Strong understanding of manufacturing platforms for containers:
• Extrusion Blow Molding
• Injection Stretch Blow Molding
• Tooling design experience is a major plus
• Ability to manage and maintain multiple product development projects
• Understanding of statistical tools for evaluation of processes
• Strong time management skills
• Knowledge of Plastics Processing (both theoretical and hands-on)
• Ability to Document
• Ability to Communicate both verbal and written
• Ability to deal with all levels of personnel (maintenance to executives)
• Ability to foster/nurture Customer Relationships
• Ability to Organize (multiple projects, files, tasks, etc.)
• Strong Results-oriented approach
• Able to set priorities and manage multiple projects
• Work well under pressure
• Still achieve deadlines without sacrificing quality of work.