JO-2404-533945
Inject Moulding Engineer
Medical Device
Longford/Roscommon
CPL Recruitment are once again assisting our valued client source an injection moulding engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a manufacturing site that has undergone major investment and expansion since 2022. You will be working with a very friendly and experienced team that have a wealth of experience in the leadership team.
In this role you will support the introduction of new products products to site.
Prior medical device and/or injection moulding experience required. Day role.
NPI Process Engineer
- Responsible for the introduction of all new products into the company and compiling standard specifications for each process and monitoring all existing production to standard specifications.
- Ensures process optimization using statistical techniques.
- Works with the Production Group leaders (PGL’s) in troubleshooting processing problems.
- Establishes relationships with the customers and Equipment/ Raw Material suppliers in pursuit of continuous improvement and on-going business development.
- Solves, in conjunction with the Quality department, customer related problems/issues as needed
- Instructs others, formally or informally, regarding manufacturing related skills or knowledge and assist in the training of employees on new processes or systems introduced to the company.
- Coordinate the development of documentation in the Production and Technical areas in line with ISO9001:2000 and ISO 13485 requirements and review the systems with the Group Leaders and the Quality department on a regular basis to ensure conformance to same.
- Communicate on a regular basis (or as appropriate) with external suppliers of materials and equipment and provide regular feedback on any issues to the management team.
Requirements
- National Diploma in Engineering (Preferably a Degree in Plastics Engineering)
- Min 3 years’ experience in the injection moulding industry.
- Must have a very good knowledge of Injection mould tooling and design.
- Must have a very good knowledge of Injection Moulding (standard process and Multi component), Processing, Ancillary equipment and automation systems.
- Preferably worked in either the Medical, Packaging or technological industries.
- Preferably have some knowledge of Real time monitoring systems.
- Must have an in-depth knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Design of experiments (DOE) and demonstrate use of same.
- Should have a good knowledge of the principles of WCM, JIT, SMED, and Kaizen.
- Must have knowledge in computer systems; integrated manufacturing systems; word processing and spreadsheets. (Also, knowledge of MFG Pro would be a distinct advantage).
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to accurately document work performed.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to travel as required by the position.
