Extrusion Engineer (Nylon)

Your Role: 

The role of an Extrusion Engineer focuses on optimizing the production of Nylon blown film extruded products, ensuring safe, efficient, and effective manufacturing processes.

The key responsibilities involve:

• Process Development and Implementation: Designing, evaluating, and implementing innovative extrusion processes that improve the overall production flow for nylon-based products.
• Process Control: Developing and maintaining control over manufacturing processes to ensure product consistency, quality, and adherence to industry standards.
• Technical Support: Providing technical guidance and problem-solving for materials, operational procedures, and equipment, supporting both new and existing production systems.
• Collaboration: Working cross-functionally with departments such as R&D, production, and management, as well as external partners like equipment suppliers and contractors to ensure smooth production operations.
• Optimization and Efficiency: Identifying areas for process improvement, reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and ensuring product quality is maintained.

This position requires a solid understanding of extrusion technology, material science, and manufacturing processes, as well as effective communication and collaboration skills to work with diverse teams. It is a dynamic role that blends technical expertise with hands-on problem solving and management.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Provide safety assessments with solutions and recommendations for equipment and processes.
• Evaluate and make recommendations of equipment and processes to ensure compliance with quality standards, increase productivity and reduce staffing through automation.
• Provide “Hands on” technical problem-solving skills and direction to drive continuous improvement.
• Insure process stability/capability and drive process improvement through DOE, SOC, and standard work adherence.
• Prioritize and implement improvement initiatives in productivity, safety, quality, and cost.
• Confer with vendors and management personnel regarding purchases, procedures, product specifications, manufacturing capabilities, and project status.
• Interact closely with the Production and Maintenance groups to assist in implementation and scale up of new processes and improvement initiatives.
• Provide analytical problem-solving skills, teamwork, communications, organization/prioritization, time management, initiative, innovation, and attention to detail.
• Work directly with corporate OPEX team and the Sales/Marketing group.

Ultimately, you will make our processes more efficient and productive, which will have a direct impact on the Company! 

You will love it here if… 

• You put safety first, always
• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities

We need you to have: 

• 5 - 10 years of practical work experience in Nylon film, blown film extrusion or film converting.
• B.S.degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or other applicable education.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills (Root Cause analysis techniques required). 
• Working knowledge of MS Office, CAD software, SAP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.
• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.

Icing on the cake: 

• Management experience and/or desire to lead team.
• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Proficient in SAP.
• Experience in packaging printing, packaging, or slitting. 
• Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience training employees at all levels.

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

• Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
• Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on?  
• Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
• Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first?  
• Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
• Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?