Legal Entity: Woodbridge Chattanooga Formed Plastics L.P.

Requisition ID: 2841

Woodbridge is a privately-owned company offering innovative material technologies for applications in automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare and building products. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also offers a full array of services including: chemical research and development, product and process engineering, tooling, technical support and accredited laboratory testing. Woodbridge operates more than 46 facilities across 9 countries-employing over 7,500 teammates and serving more than 600 customers worldwide.

Position Summary

Provide technical support to manufacturing locations through process related problem solving, process improvements and cost reduction programs, and the development and implementation of improved formulations, methods, equipment and associated technology, new product launches and new plant startups. Support, coordinate and assist in sampling activities. Prepare and analyze technical reports.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop formulations to meet production specifications
• Responsible for process requirements in new products, tooling and equipment including sample runs, ensuring production readiness for new launches.
• Responsible for the daily process operations
• Participate in production troubleshooting as needed
• Liaison with maintenance to solve process equipment problems
• Liaison with production to address production concerns
• Focus on implementation of continuous improvement, scrap reduction and variation reduction programs
• Optimize raw material usage and minimize waste
• Participate in health & safety and quality audit process
• Write and update SOPS, SOTS, procedures, etc.

Additional Information

• Please note that this position is located at the Woodbridge Chattanooga Formed Plastics facility located at 51 Lost Mound Drive, Unit 115, Chattanooga, TN 37406.
• This position is on Afternoon Shift:
  
  
  • Standard shift hours for Afternoon Shift are 2:45pm - 11:15pm
• Schedule hours may be altered as required. Ability to work overtime or irregular hours to include Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as requested, is required.
• Production, management and customer needs may also necessitate a reduced (less than 40 hour) work week.
• This position is a salaried non-exempt position and as such, entitled to overtime pay.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• One to two years' experience in an engineering role
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Good verbal and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of SPC and automotive quality standards, statistical experiments, ladder logic, metering pumps, drives, sensors and transducers, control theory, hydraulics, pneumatic are assets.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, 5S, and Kaizen is a plus
• Required to work various shifts
• Computer skills, such as AutoCAD, Windows, spreadsheets, databases and word processing software

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Woodbridge is committed to fostering a diverse workplace. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants without regard to race, colour, ancestry, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know, and we will do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.

Nearest Major Market: Chattanooga