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Plastic Executive Recruiters

Production Engineer

Plastic Executive Recruiters, Chicago, IL, United States


Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

  • $85-$100K salary. Open to higher in salary if they are well qualified.
  • Looking for 5+ years of experience in plastics extrusion.
  • Bonus: 10-15% typically. In 55 years have paid every year.
  • May consider relocation…never had to given their location. Strongly prefer local. More apt to relo someone who is a renter and cheap to relo.
  • Pretty urgent, want to fill by the end of the quarter.
  • 1st shift, flexible schedule
  • Group that supports production, and one group that supports the plant.
  • Will report to the engineering manager, who oversees both engineering teams.
  • Highlights of the role
  • Continuous improvement 75%
  • Trials
  • Standardization
  • Investigate issues
  • Design: 10% preferred…not a 100% mandate…but really really helpful if they have a little Cad experience.
  • New projects 10%
  • Education 5%
  • Focused on improving production.
  • Plastics mfg experience required, extrusion preferred. Injection Considered.
  • Work closely with tech service and maintenance and materials.
  • Continuous improvement
  • Some design and equipment design. Mostly smaller things like line layouts, tooling, fixtures, designing work cells.
  • Want them to be the technical expert on the floor for some of the newer technologies.
  • Want to bring in automation, champion automation and fabrication projects.
  • Machine upgrades…controls and plc's.
  • More mechanical than process. Really want someone mechanically inclined.
  • More equipment focused than a process engineer.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical items. Process engineers are more people-and process focused.
  • Lot of growth for the role. Will weigh the candidates as they view them.
  • Small engineering team. In the company will be 6 plus this person.