Demo

Process Optimization Specialist

Mahle Inc.
Dayton, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 2/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2025

Together, we move the world. As an international leading development partner and supplier to the automotive industry, we at MAHLE are passionate about developing innovative solutions for climate-neutral mobility of tomorrow. Our focus is on e-mobility and thermal management as well as further technology fields to reduce CO2 emissions, such as fuel cells or highly efficient, clean combustion engines that also run on hydrogen or synthetic fuels.

In 2023, the technology group with its approximately 72,500 employes, generated sales of just under EUR 13 billion and with its 148 production locations and 11 major research and development centers, is represented in 29 countries. Join our MAHLE team! #StrongerTogether

Your Contribution

As a Process Optimization Specialist reporting to the Head of Technical Management, you will be responsible to ensure that the Injection Molding department runs as efficiently as possible.

This role is responsible to :

  • Counsel Managers, Lead Supervisors, Shift Supervisors, and Job Setters regarding Product Launch, Continuous Improvement, Reduce Cycle Times with the expectation is to track a true cost savings to every mold / process IM run.
  • Develop and troubleshoot the manufacturing process of plastic injection molding using polypropylene and nylon resins.
  • Set up and optimize Injection Molding processes for new tooling, including molding machine parameters, peripheral equipment, and robot programming.
  • Lead Cycle Time and Scrap Reduction projects.
  • Lead weekly IM meetings with Quality, Maintenance and MPS Team members.
  • Communicate and spend time across all 3 shifts on existing projects and getting ideas of new projects.
  • Teach all the shifts regarding department process changes, new IM technology advancements, skill enhancements that the team has agreed to, to be implemented.

Your Experience & Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering from an accredited 4-Year college or university
  • A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Plastics Injection Molding in a manufacturing environment.
  • Lead Troubleshooter for all process and equipment in the IM Department
  • Maintain Molding Conditions for injection molding, revising as needed.
  • Train Job Setter Technicians, to improve operational efficiency on Injection Molding machines.
  • Collaborate with Tooling Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Tool Maker Lead on tooling issues, when they are found, in the moment. (Mold, EOAT and Subassemblies and Auxiliary Equipment are all included under tooling.)
  • Closing date for applications is February 28th, 2025.

    Note : MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

    Our Offering

    We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

    After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)

    For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.

    DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

    Do you have any questions?

    RICK.BLASCIUC@MAHLE.COM

    Facts about the job

    Benefits : Benefits-US / CH_CN_DI_IB_LI_MA_MP_MW_OB_PH

    Entry level : Experienced hires

    Part- / Full-time : Full Time

    Functional area : Production - Maintenance

    Department : BU3 Thermal Management

    Location :

    If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
    Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

    What is the career path for a Process Optimization Specialist?

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Process Optimization Specialist career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
    Income Estimation: 
    $62,105 - $76,553
    Income Estimation: 
    $75,622 - $94,053
    Income Estimation: 
    $65,185 - $86,871
    Income Estimation: 
    $95,167 - $123,682
    Income Estimation: 
    $83,358 - $103,871
    Income Estimation: 
    $91,138 - $115,157
    Income Estimation: 
    $112,499 - $156,869
    Income Estimation: 
    $91,138 - $115,157
    Income Estimation: 
    $112,499 - $156,869
    Income Estimation: 
    $114,819 - $159,031
    Income Estimation: 
    $157,188 - $220,805

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Process Optimization Specialist.

    Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

    • Assembly Skill

      • Income Estimation: $54,130 - $73,326
      • Income Estimation: $58,739 - $75,310
    • Automation Skill

      • Income Estimation: $54,822 - $71,584
      • Income Estimation: $63,368 - $80,434
    View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

    Job openings at Mahle Inc.

    Mahle Inc.
    Hired Organization Address Murfreesboro, TN Full Time
    Your Role & Responsibilities Our OPEX Engineers work with the MAHLE Production System and will primarily focus on optimi...
    Mahle Inc.
    Hired Organization Address Dayton, OH Full Time
    BU3 Thermal Management "; } else { lv_text = " Together, we move the world. As an international leading development part...
    Mahle Inc.
    Hired Organization Address Farmington, MI Full Time
    Services "; } else { lv_text = " Together, we move the world. As an international leading development partner and suppli...
    Mahle Inc.
    Hired Organization Address Branch, MS Full Time
    SUMMARY To ensure that all product produced has the highest quality standards required for the Global Aftermarket by con...

    Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Process Optimization Specialist jobs in the Dayton, OH area that may be a better fit.

    Process Optimization Specialist

    Mahle Engine Components Usa, Inc., Dayton, OH

    ContractsAccounting Specialist

    Applied Optimization, Fairborn, OH

    AI Assistant is available now!

    Feel free to start your new journey!