What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Optimization Specialist position at MAHLE?
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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.
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)
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#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.
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Your future at MAHLE
As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.
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