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Senior Project Engineer at Sonoco Products | LAYIQ

To work safely in a manufacturing environment including all plant safety procedures.
Directly work with the end use customers to define and execute on new opportunities. This will include assisting in part design, design for manufacturing and with an eye for good manufacturing process DFMEA.
Specify, purchase, track and control new equipment purchases which can include tools, machines, automation etc.
Lead a cross functional team through NPL.
Propose and lead continuous improvement projects on the production floor with solid return on investment.
As necessary, assist the production floor in daily operations. Including but not limited to assisting with mold troubleshooting, repairs, PM, and refurbishments, etc.
Communicate with internal and external customers in a professional manner.
Responsible for implementing visual controls and standard work in department.
Responsible for working with the plant and management to improve safety initiatives.
Must be willing to work the hours necessary to complete objectives which includes extended travel away from home, domestic and international travel may be required.
Responsible for high level CapEx Installs including providing support to manufacturing as needed. This position may manage one large project > $2 MM or multiple smaller projects simultaneously. This process includes capital package preparation, equipment procurement through installation/startup within the guidelines of all Sonoco and OSHA safety standards.
Responsible for managing plant infrastructure, maintenance and environmental compliance
This position is based at our Wixom, Michigan facility within the Industrial & Specialty Plastics division.
We’d love to hear from you if: Education – 4 Year Engineering Degree preferred but will consider equivalent experience in leu of a degree.
Experience - 8 years hands on plastic project engineering.
Preferred Experience – 10 years hands on process and project engineering in a plastics plant.
Mechanical knowledge and aptitude for plastic processing equipment, including but not limited injection molding machines, secondary equipment, automation, conveyance, utilities, and packaging.
Knowledge of analysis tools: Six Sigma, Control Charting, Root Cause Analysis, Fishbone Analysis, Pareto Analysis, SPC.
Able to read and understand technical drawings 2D and 3D is required.
Solid, proven, analytical problem-solving skills.
Ability to identify and solve practical manufacturing process problems on the shop floor with both state of the art and aged manufacturing equipment.
Solid understanding of current production state and future state of the injection molding industry.
Ability to interpret business correspondence, customer communications, and technical procedures utilizing clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
Ability and desire to work hands on in a 24-hour 5 day a week plastics manufacturing plant.
Self-starter: motivated and ambitious to pursue change and implement improvements, with the ability to document that success, without the need for daily specific directions.

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