Injection Molding Maintenance Manager

Job title: Injection Molding Process Engineer II

Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)

Duration: 24 months

Interviews: 2 Interviews (phone screen/ onsite interview)

Working Hours: M-F 8am-5pm

The Injection Molding Process Engineer II is responsible for leading process development, optimization, and continuous improvement activities within our injection molding operations. This role supports our vision of becoming a center of excellence for medical grade molding by applying scientific molding principles, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving high quality, data driven manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead injection molding process development, optimization, and documentation activities to support production efficiency and product quality.

• Apply scientific molding techniques to achieve consistent part quality, reduce defects, and optimize cycle times.

• Conduct molding validations (IQ, OQ, PQ) in accordance with medical device regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.

• Troubleshoot molding issues using structured problem solving tools, including root cause analysis and FMEA.

• Maintain accurate and detailed process documentation to ensure traceability, audit readiness, and compliance.

• Collaborate closely with Quality, R&D, Regulatory, and Production teams to support new product introductions and ongoing manufacturing improvements.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives using SPC, DOE, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies.

• Review and interpret AutoCAD/SolidWorks drawings to support tooling, process setup, and engineering changes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related technical field.

• 4–6 years of experience in plastic injection molding, preferably within the medical device industry.

• Completion of a Scientific Molding course (e.g., RJG Fundamentals of Systematic Molding) preferred.

• Strong understanding of medical grade polymers, molding equipment, and process control methodologies.

• Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments.

• Proficiency in data driven process monitoring and analysis.

• Excellent communication and cross functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Attributes:

• Continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated success implementing process enhancements.
• High attention to detail and strong documentation discipline.
• Commitment to product quality, patient safety, and ethical decision making.
• Plastic experience required. Master Molder certification preferred.
• Decoupled Molding Principles
• Project Management
• Requires good communication, people skills to work well with other departments, customers.
• 10+ Year in Plastic Manufacturing Industry
• Ability to write technical reports and prepare and make effective presentations