ABOUT US
Theragenics is a medical device company dedicated to developing and manufacturing innovative products that improve patient care and support better health outcomes. Our commitment to quality, innovation, and operational excellence drives everything we do.
As a growing organization, we offer a collaborative and dynamic work environment where employees have the opportunity to develop their skills, contribute to meaningful projects, and make a real impact within the medical device industry.
At Theragenics, we believe our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to fostering a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, accountability, and professional growth.
PURPOSE OF JOB
The Molding Engineer Sr. is in charge to develop, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing all injection molding processes. Interacts with all departments to ensure the proper execution of all qualification activities and communicating effectively any requirement or help needed to keep the molding process up and running. Supports production activities by analyzing and following up machine performance, scrap data, tooling wear, among others, also by mentoring and training process, molding technicians and engineers, process technicians and molding operators in daily activities.
RESPONSABILITIES
- Develops robust and consistent molding processes using scientific molding techniques
- Proposes and implements modifications to molds, equipment and processes focused on increase productivity and maximize efficiency.
- Troubleshoots molding, manufacturing processes and material issues.
- Works with internal and external resources to resolve molding and manufacturing issues and implement long term solutions.
- Researches, develops and implements manufacturing process controls, machinery modifications and improvements.
- Creates/modifies molding instructions to ensure production standardization.
- Provides input on new or alternate materials for cost reduction or molding improvements.
- Provides technical assistance and support to the production floor in resolving problems, using systematic methods of troubleshooting, root cause analysis which include repair and modification of existing tooling and processes
- Participates in root-cause analysis and troubleshooting efforts related to product and/or tooling issues; provides technical input and support as required.
- Evaluates tooling wear.
- Minimizes mold change times by applying SMED techniques.
- Monitors molding rejects to adjust molding parameters to maintain the highest yield and proposes tooling change based on failure modes.
- Keeps inventory of tooling to determine reorder points.
- Consistently generates improvement proposals based on data analysis of daily results.
- Works hand in hand with molding operators to improve production results.
- Gives feedback and training to molding technicians.
- Has a two way communication with molding equipment maintenance team to understand and follow up on mold status and performance.
- Define priorities for the molding/process technicians.
- Review, keep track, and define plans to improve down times related to the molding processes.
- Responsible for molding/process technicians training within QCBD.
- Report on a weekly basis the working hours for the molding/process technicians.
- Keep constant communication with management for requirements, risks at the process and achievements on the molding process.
- Define priorities on project tasks to obtain the desirable results aligned with the company’s requirements.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor in Engineering or Manufacturing.
- Scientific molding training (preferable)
- Universal molding training (preferable)
- Bilingual: English and Spanish (B2-C1)
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 3-5 years in an industrial/manufacturing industry, preferable medical device manufacturing environment. Experience with GMP and ISO 13485 a plus.
- Support injection molding processes from process development, validation to manufacturing.
- Experience supporting cold runner molding processes.
- Experience supervising technical personnel for at least one year.