Polymer Injection and Extrusion Engineer

Description

Position Summary: We are seeking a Polymer Injection and Extrusion Engineer with experience in processes, machinery, and continuous improvement, focused on production efficiency and quality. Key Highlights: 1. Experience in polymer injection and extrusion 2. Focus on continuous improvement and production efficiency 3. Leadership, personnel management, and technical problem solving **Polymer Injection and Extrusion Engineer**: Injection expertise, polymer knowledge, machinery operation, safety standards, and continuous improvement (ISO/IATF), with emphasis on production efficiency. **Key Responsibilities:** * **Mold Assembly and Disassembly:** Expert operation and technical mold assembly; perform mold changes, cooling connections, and clamp validation on injection molding machines. * **Process Adjustment:** Optimization of parameters, process design, and resolution of quality defects (engineering role). Define and optimize injection parameters (pressure, speed, temperature) to ensure product quality. * **Troubleshooting:** Identify and correct part defects such as sink marks, weld lines, flash, or short shots. * **Maintenance:** Perform preventive and first-level maintenance (autonomous maintenance) on machines and peripherals. * **Continuous Improvement:** Participate in scrap reduction and cycle time optimization. **Knowledge and Skills:** * **Machinery:** Operation of electronic/hydraulic injection molding machines, blow extrusion machines (Belquen, Potensa, Demag, etc.). * **Materials:** Knowledge of polymers, additives (engineering and commodity grades), and their technical properties. * **Regulations and Quality:** Knowledge of ISO standards. * **Software:** Proficiency in production control systems and, occasionally, 3D modeling software. **Academic Background and Experience:** * **Technician:** Higher vocational or technical education in plastics, mechatronics, or related fields, with 15–20 years of shop-floor experience. * **Engineer:** Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, or Polymer Engineering, with 15–20 years of experience in the automotive or high-volume manufacturing industry, often including technical English proficiency. **Soft Skills:** * Leadership and personnel management. * Technical problem solving under pressure. * Attention to detail and safety. Employment Type: Full-time Work Location: On-site employment