Plastics Process Development & Robotics Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Own the process. Elevate the product.

Join a high-performing manufacturing organization where your process expertise directly shapes product quality and launch success. As our Plastics Process Development & Robotics Engineer, you’ll be the catalyst behind robust molding conditions, reliable automation, and continuous improvement on the plant floor.

Engineer rock-solid processes for current programs and new product introductions. Use data, disciplined experimentation, and hands-on troubleshooting to reduce variation and unlock throughput.

• 30 days: Benchmark current molding cells, review quality data, and stabilize top offenders.
• 60 days: Implement DOEs to confirm optimal parameter windows; document standard work and train operators.
• 90 days: Optimize robot paths and handoffs (Fanuc), tighten cycle times, and lock in sustainable gains.

• Create and refine process documentation and procedures for legacy and new product builds.
• Lead Design of Experiments (DOE) to validate changes and define control limits.
• Program and fine-tune industrial robots (Fanuc preferred) to ensure safe, consistent part handling.
• Troubleshoot molding and automation equipment to rapidly resolve downtime and quality issues.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and quality to drive production optimization and standardization.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Manufacturing experience; automotive industry exposure preferred.
• Experience as a Process Technician and/or Engineer.
• Strong injection molding foundation, including process development and start-up.
• Industrial robot programming capability, ideally with Fanuc.
• Expert troubleshooting skills for industrial automation equipment.
• Quality control data analysis, production optimization, and DOE proficiency.

• Injection molding: Nissei, Sodick, Arburg
• Robotics: Fanuc

• Direct-hire role with no contract/temp phase.
• Monday–Friday schedule, approximately 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., flexible.

If you’re energized by turning variability into repeatability—and by seeing your standards run flawlessly on the floor—this is your next step.