Manufacturing Engineer - Plastics Technical Degree Required
Akron, OH401K, bonus potential and profit sharing!Accelerate your career in a stable, non-automotive environment backed by a $3.5M automation upgrade, 80% hands-on floor time, true work-life balance, and zero corporate red tape.Advanced Automation Environment:$3.5M upgrade➡️ No On-Call Burnout: Protect your personal time with a steady 45-hour average week and virtually no weekend shifts.
➡️ 80% Floor Time: Maximize your engineering impact where it matters most, spending the majority of your time on hands-on technical problem-solving.
➡️ Non-Automotive Stability: Benefit from a predictable product line and a highly tenured team outside the volatile automotive sector.
➡️ Independent Company, Big Impact: Enjoy the backing of a privately held firm focused on long-term funding and employee career growth.
➡️ Direct Access to the President: Collaborating daily with an on-site President means your ideas are heard and projects are fast-tracked without corporate red tape.
Manufacturing Engineer- Support production lines while increasing efficiencies and decreasing scrap
Complete projects related to root cause analysis and troubleshooting downtime
Utilize 2D and 3D modeling to improve line layouts and design fixtures and gauges
Assist with new product activities, documentation and project management
Troubleshoot mechanical and basic electrical issues
Communicate with operations and production associates to improve KPIs and production initiatives
Work to improve current engineering designs
Assist with creating work instructions and other manufacturing documentation
Complete tooling troubleshooting and work with external tool shops
Support automation improvements
Initiate cost justification on new projects and equipment
If not immediately, in the future overseeing capital equipment projects, including monitoring timelines and budgets
Other duties directed by engineering management
REQUIREMENTS for the Manufacturing Engineer:
Skills preferred but NOT required:
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