Senior Plant Engineer

Job Title: Senior Plant Engineer / Senior Plant Technical Engineer
Location: Greer, SC 29651
Status of Hire: full-time, direct hire
Industry: automotive parts manufacturing, plastics
Pay: $100-115k (salaried, exempt)
Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30a-5p with overtime as needed
**Will relocate**

Responsibilities:
Responsible for all manufacturing process including injection, paint, assembly, bonding and process flow methods and equipment
Provide engineering support to the manufacturing teams and to project teams for the launch of the new equipment in the plant
Improve and optimize injection molding and/or paint processes
Manage capacity and anticipate need for equipment modification and capacity adjustments
Work with the industrial project team and manage day to day equipment installation follow up
Investigate project feasibility
Initiate and publish FMEA’s includes improvement follow-up
Ensure equipment meets technical and performance specifications
Create and Evaluate the safety and environmental risk assessments linked to the implementation of new installations, including the impact on human resources
Organize and coordinate new equipment and processes trials in the plant
Participate in commissioning activities, provisional and final acceptance
Participate in reception of manufacturing means/equipment/process
Validate injection, paint, assembly, bonding and process flow operating standards
Participate in new manufacturing production means, specifications and reception in the plant
Maintain and update new equipment documentation
Write contractor safety programs and risk prevention plans
Write all workstation instructions in cooperation with manufacturing teams
Update new product documentation
For existing processes:
Propose, test and validate technical solutions to improve manufacturing performance (productivity, quality, safety, availability, safety, risk)
Give production team assistance and training
Analyze process failures using root cause analysis and adjust process settings
Supports manufacturing for process failure analysis
Organize and coordinate new materials and processes tests in the plant

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 10+ years of experience with plastic injection molding, paint, and assembly processes within the automotive industry
• Experience with large capital equipment installations, commissioning, and process flow
• History of success in managing machinery relocation and effective equipment and plant floor layout
• Ability to be a team player, show effective leadership, be self-determined in approach to tasks, and systematic and disciplined in their approach to activities

- Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check to be eligible for hire
- Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer