About Us
We are a global community of innovators who use science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics.
Our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We care about our customers, patients, and our rich mix of people.
The Role
As a Mould Tooling Engineer at CPL-Healthcare, you will be responsible for developing and sustaining optimum molding processes for the manufacturing of regulated molded components.
You will provide technical/project management support for the introduction of new molding equipment and processes to site, as well as technical support for processing issues or changes on existing moulding processes.
Duties:
* Moulding/Tooling lead for new product introduction to Cork Manufacturing Operations, Project Management lead depending on project responsibilities, scope and complexity.
* Initiate equipment and mould User Requirement Specifications, vendor selection, requests for quotation and equipment/mould build, management of same depending on project responsibilities, scope and complexity.
* Participate in design reviews and FAT of new moulding equipment and tooling working in conjunction with the Project Leads.
* Prepare complete and accurate records/documentation of assigned project activities in line with the Quality System and Validation Guidelines.
* Support and/or lead technology improvements that advance our molding processes for new and existing products, in conjunction with the Maintenance group.
* Process optimization using latest molding techniques/principles (e.g. Scientific Molding).
* Troubleshoot molding/manufacturing processes to mitigate production defects.
* Conduct feasibility trials/process DOE's to determine appropriate/robust process windows.
* Ensure new processes are designed for manufacture, automated, innovative, cost-effective and meet all Quality and EHS regulatory requirements.
* Manage and execute production equipment transfer into Cork, takes a hands-on lead role in activities required to achieve Commercialization.
* Installation – executes IQ & OQ.
* Completes training – Engineers, technicians and operators.
* Documentation – drafts and executes validation protocols under guidance from QA, SOPs etc.
* Troubleshooting & problem solving.
* Demonstrates Manufacturability.
* Executes PQ under guidance from QA.
* Support production, process optimization, scale up production and handover to production.
* Ensure compliance with GMP and Safety requirements on new and existing equipment.
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree in Polymer and/or Polymer Process Engineering or Mould Tooling related education.
* Advanced training in plastic injection molding processing essential. RJG Master Molder certification (or other scientific molding certification) preferable.
* 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience in high volume Injection Molding facility.
* Working knowledge of the following preferable:
o Medical Device experience.
o Working knowledge of Validation processes (IQ/OQ/PQ).
o Robot programming, hot runner molds, tooling issue diagnostics, molding machine diagnostics, central material handling systems and color blending.
o Processing knowledge of a wide range of engineering grade resins.
o Ability to read and interpret part and mold drawings.
o Up-to-date knowledge of injection molding machine technology and capabilities.
o Minitab/ Lean 6 Sigma techniques.
o AUTO CAD.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision and/or guidance.
* Excellent verbal, written & interpersonal communication skills.
* Leadership & Influencing Skills.
* Excellent engineering ability.
* Good stakeholder management skills across all levels.
* Team Orientated.
* Demonstrate a high level of responsiveness to internal customers (e.g. production).