Injection Molding Process & Automation Engineer

Synerfac Technical Staffing

  • Litchfield, MI
  • 3 days ago

    Highlights

    Program, adjust, and troubleshoot industrial robots (Fanuc highly preferred) to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient part handling. Afternoon brings a cross-functional huddle with maintenance and operators to lock in a stable, documented process for a new tool.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLitchfield, MI

    Description

    Shape How Products Are Made

    Join an industry-leading manufacturing team as the engineer who turns complex ideas into repeatable, high-quality production. As our Injection Molding Process & Automation Engineer, you’ll develop and refine process standards, elevate quality systems, and launch improvements that impact both current and next-generation products on the plant floor.

    A day in the life

    Morning starts with a quick scan of quality dashboards and production KPIs. You walk the molding cells, check fill/pack/hold profiles, and review last night’s alarms. A Fanuc robot needs a minor path tweak to prevent part scuffing—done. Before lunch, you design a DOE to validate a new resin parameter window. Afternoon brings a cross-functional huddle with maintenance and operators to lock in a stable, documented process for a new tool. You finish by capturing lessons learned and updating work instructions.

    What you will do

    • Develop, document, and optimize molding and assembly processes that improve yield, cycle time, and part quality for both existing and new products.
    • Own quality procedures on the line: apply data-driven problem solving, SPC, and corrective actions to reduce scrap and variability.
    • Program, adjust, and troubleshoot industrial robots (Fanuc highly preferred) to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient part handling.
    • Lead structured experiments (DOE) to establish robust processing windows and validate changes.
    • Diagnose and resolve issues with industrial automation and auxiliary equipment alongside maintenance and production teams.
    • Standardize work and train operators/technicians on best practices and new procedures.

    Schedule & employment

    • Direct-hire role (no contract or temp period)
    • Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. with flexible scheduling

    What you bring

    • Bachelor’s degree.
    • Hands-on manufacturing experience; automotive background preferred.
    • Experience as a Process Technician and/or Process Engineer.
    • Injection molding expertise, including start-up, setup, and parameter optimization.
    • Industrial robot programming skills; Fanuc experience strongly preferred.
    • Proven troubleshooting ability for industrial automation equipment.
    • Process engineering fundamentals, production optimization, and quality control data analysis.
    • Process development experience and competency with Design of Experiments (DOE).

    Equipment you’ll encounter

    • Injection molding machines: Nissei, Sodick, Arburg
    • Industrial robots: Fanuc

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