Project Engineer

Requisition Number: P2296

Location: Metal Injection Molding- Menomonie, WI

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, direct and lead engineering efforts to ensure optimum engineering of projects/programs to meet customer and manufacturing requirements
• Interface with customers on a regular basis to resolve issues
• Facilitate communication between customer, sales, engineering functions, outside vendors, manufacturing and multi-facility groups
• Maintain cost control and profitability through interaction with the accounting group, sales and our customers
• Coordinate tooling programs from kick-off to part production ready (customer and manufacturing approval.
• Create and monitor project timelines
• Develop and establish cost estimates and project options to support quoting function.
• Implement technical solutions to meet customer and Phillips Plastics cost, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Travel up to 20% to 30%
• Keep work area clean.
• Report incidents and injuries to team leader/manager immediately.
• Recognize close-call incidents and safety hazards and take action to eliminate them.
• Use equipment properly and follow the safety features/operating procedures.
• Wear applicable personal protective equipment.
• Follow applicable safety, quality, and environmental programs, policies, and procedures.
• Actively participate in continual improvement, corrective action and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications - Education & Experience

• B.S. degree in engineering field with 2-6 years of related experience, or 5-10 years of directly related experience and education

Qualifications - Skills & Competencies

• Strong and diverse technical injection molding tooling, materials, manufacturing, quality, and product design skills
• Ability to use CAD to determine if tooling, equipment and part designs meet requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple large-scale projects.
• Demonstrated superior communication, teamwork and organizational skills.
• Ability to accurately quote design, tools/equipment, and parts.
• Ability to develop and meet project schedules, along with contingency plans.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet financial goals.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop future account needs.
• Demonstrated ability to think out of the box and recommend options.
• Ability to lead others. Responsibility may include direct supervision of technicians and mentoring/leading engineers.
• Demonstrated broad understanding of capabilities and technologies of other PPC facilities, suppliers, and customers.