Validation Engineer/Molding

Molding Engineer  with experience in injection molding process, workflows, and production equipment in medical devices or pharmaceutical industries.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise in mold set-ups and/or changes in a timely manager according to the production.
  
• Performs all prerequisites for shutdown and starting a production tool.
• Properly document all process-related data and responsible for process troubleshooting and start-ups as required.
• Anticipates set-ups and/or job changes and ensures all equipment, material, etc. for the next scheduled job are prepared and ready prior to starting the actual set-up change.
• Support process improvements, cost reductions/savings, scrap reductions, etc. through the implementation of lean concepts.
• Manipulation of machine controls to achieve desired parameters using established process control methods.
• Sets-up conventional molds as well as more complex molds with multiple core pulls, auxiliary hydraulics, and manifolds.
• Installation and removal of molds in molding machines, observing all safety methods related to the machines, molds, and co-workers.
• Staging, set-up and troubleshooting of secondary equipment.
• Initiate corrective action for jobs running out of standard cycle.
• Perform and record mold cleaning and machinery as required.
• Store tooling. Record tooling maintenance or configure tooling as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in technical field or equivalent experience from an accredited university and five years of experience in injection molding process or industrial mechanic. 
• Manufacturing, workflows, and production equipment experience.
• Bilingual (Spanish & English).
• Computer Skills: MS Office Applications.