Product Development Engineer
Major Responsibilities:- Manage Product Development Engineering Projects
- Resolve Project related issues to maximize achieving project objectives.
- Communicate project related issues and problems where additional assistance is required promptly to Engineering Manager for resolution
- Support Pricing with 'preliminary' NPD evaluation information for Quotations as directed by manager
- Preliminary Project Classification assignments for Quotations
- Manage projects in accordance with Project Management Standard Operating Procedures:
- Complete Internal Design Review
- Coordinate Project Definition Meeting for NPD Projects
- Track Projects in compliance to minimum project system requirements
- Other tasks as assigned
Education
Required: Technical degree a major plus
Preferred:
Technical Degree or significant course work is required if prior work experience is outside the field of plastics processing or engineering. Technical Degree can be two-year program in plastics processing if adequate work experience exists or 4-year degree in plastics packaging or related field of engineering.
Experience
Required:
Prior technical/mechanical experience. Work environment should include in excess of 5 years hands on plastics processing experience and Related project management experience. If the candidate has a technical degree minimum of work experience with a record of successful projectmanagement experience a major plus
Skills
Required:- Understanding of plastic materials and test methods
- Strong understanding of manufacturing platforms for containers
- Tooling design experience is a major plus
- Ability to manage and maintain multiple product development projects
- Understanding of statistical tools for evaluation of processes
- Strong time management skills
- Knowledge of Plastics Processing (both theoretical and hands-on)
- Ability to Document
- Ability to Communicate both verbal and written
- Ability to deal with all levels of personnel (maintenance to executives)
- Ability to foster/nurture Customer Relationships
- Ability to Organize (multiple projects, files, tasks, etc.)Strong Results-oriented approach
- Able to set priorities and manage multiple projects
- Work well under pressure
- Still achieve deadlines without sacrificing quality of work.
