Project Engineer

Description

Flambeau, Inc is a Plastics Manufacturer that has been established for over 75 years. Flambeau offers a wide range of products and tooling solutions to businesses, professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts all over the world. Flambeau is a Wisconsin based company with locations in multiple states including Ohio and Indiana with other locations in Mexico and the United Kingdom. Flambeau offers competitive wages and a full benefits package. Come join our dynamic team!

This is 100% onsite position located in Baraboo, WI.

General Summary :

The Project Engineer acts as a liaison between the customer and all internal departments to ensure that customer expectations are met with regard to cost, quality, delivery, and service. This position will guide and manage programs for Design, Development, APQP, and overall program success.

Essential Duties :

• Obtain information from the appropriate manufacturing, quality, internal engineering, customer engineering, purchasing, and sales associates to provide the optimum proposal to the customer.

• Perform all cost estimating functions during the development cycle, establish all standards for each job, from material to process to production.

• Place all new tooling & fixture builds and be responsible for all mechanical design functions and tooling program management. Schedule all samples and provide support at all stages of the process. Communicate and document pertinent set-up and processing information to molding technicians.

• Update routings and BOM's to reflect engineering change requests; oversee updating of engineering print files & revisions to engineering prints, as well as reviewing and updating standards for accuracy and reducing manufacturing variances.

• Manage all programs assigned and provide status reports on all activities as directed.

• Provides proposals for annual continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities.


• Responsible to disposition product for material review board sign off and establish corrective action as required.

• Interact with manufacturing personnel to establish standard processes to ensure customer expectations are being met, and to provide ongoing support for production requirements.

• Establishes all quality plans for each part (FMEA's, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Work Cell Layouts, and PPAP's) and works as team leader with cross functional team to obtain completed documents.

• Strives to obtain continuous education & maintenance at high level of education related to current and new tooling, machinery, materials, and processing.

• Travel to customer and vendor locations or other Flambeau facilities.

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Requirements

Education/Certification Requirements :

• Bachelor of Science in Plastics or Mechanical Engineering is desired. Candidates with equivalent combination of education and business experience will be considered.

Experience Requirements :

• Experience in Engineering Project Management preferred.

• Experience in Plastic Processing and Manufacturing preferred.

Skill Requirements :

• Working knowledge of injection/blow molding process & materials preferred.

• Effective communication - oral and written.

• Understanding of mold and fixture design, build, and construction.

• Ability to read prints and support QE with layouts and GD&T understanding