Engineering Manager
Thermal Plastic Design, Inc.
St Croix Falls, WI
Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years of experience in plastic injection molding, with at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
5+ years of experience in tooling, processing, and CAD within the custom molding industry.
Strong knowledge of custom injection molding standards, practices, and manufacturing systems.
Experience with contract assembly services, BOM development, ERP software, and quality systems.
Familiarity with statistics, FMEA, cost accounting standards, and industrial engineering principles.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Scientific molding training.
Experience with automation and robotics in molding environments.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary at any time.
Train, develop skills and monitor performance of engineering staff
Benchmark, propose and maintain the company as a leader in custom manufacturing and contract services, injection molding and engineering services
Propose the company’s forward progress to upper management as required
Collaborate cross-functionally with production, quality, and supply chain teams to meet operational goals.
Monitor engineering activity to verify conformance to customer requirement and implementation of standards and policies.
Initiate engineering standard procedures to ensure quality of services, that product and tooling meets the customer’s expectation and respond to request for quotation
Participate in development of tooling standards direction design review and recommend solutions for quality tools and programs for customer satisfaction
Initiate procedures to ensure sound project/product management, including procedures for financial program tracking, project management and on-time deliveries
Develop stronger skills and knowledge for the engineering staff in an effort for them to understand their respective jobs and the ability to accomplish the above duties and tasks related to their position
We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and support the engineering functions for our rapidly expanding plastic injection molding operations. This role combines leadership responsibilities with direct technical involvement in tooling, equipment, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in solution development, tooling, injection molding manufacturing and team leadership.
**Opportunity for Departmental Performance Based Bonus**
About the Company
Thermal Plastic Design, Inc.
Thermal Plastic Design, Inc. (TDI) is a plastic injection molding and contract manufacturer based in northwest Wisconsin approximately an hour north of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The company is a woman-owned and family operated business with a long history in the St. Croix Falls, WI area. Since 1994, TDI has proudly been producing American Made injection molded parts for its customers in the US and around the world