Senior Process Tech Injection Molding, New Miami, Ohio

Advanced Drainage Systems

EEO Statement:

Advanced Drainage Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


Senior Process Tech Injection Molding

US-OH-New Miami

Job ID: 2024-17252
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Advanced Drainage Systems

Overview

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves. For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

Responsibilities

The Senior Process Tech – Injection Molding is the main technical support for our ADS New Miami manufacturing site. This person works closely with these manufacturing sites helping them improve their productivity through extrusion processing, equipment reliability, equipment upgrades (including replacements), standard work, and standardized processes.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Work with the various teams to develop and deploy processes that help standardize manufacturing practices in the Injection Molding Manufacturing Area.
• Support new Injection Mold production tooling runs and new mold construction projects, identifying cavity optimization opportunities and overall design improvements.
• Can program, service, maintain and troubleshoot robots and light automation.
• Identify productivity improvement opportunities and work with the manufacturing team to implement these opportunities.
• Support production associate training as needed, including Shift Supervisors, Lead Operators and Maintenance.
• Review the condition of the current manufacturing lines and work with the manufacturing teams to develop and execute equipment/line improvement plans.
• Assist the plant teams in reviewing their equipment needs and helping to prioritize these needs for capital planning purposes.
• Managing key equipment installations working closely with the manufacturing teams.
• Developing standard operating procedures for key manufacturing processes, as defined.
• Lead systematic problem-solving teams to help identify root causes and permanent corrective actions for the key manufacturing issues.
• Provide formal updates and reviews to senior leadership on key projects, tooling runs, and improvement activities that are being implemented.
• Share lessons learned and best practices amongst the plants that will benefit from this information.
• Drive best practices and continuous improvement through standardized processes.
• Collaborate with various Supply Chain teams to resolve project obstacles or roadblocks.

This position should possess the following skills/knowledge:

o Excellent interpersonal skills

o Solid analytical & systematic problem-solving skills

o Lean Manufacturing

o Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization

o Six Sigma

o Ability to drive a continuous improvement

o Development and roll out of SOPs

o Knowledge of resource management tools

o Resilience and resourcefulness

o Strong organizational and analytical skills

o Strong Extrusion Processing Skills

o Equipment reliability and maintainability

Educational Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, plastics, industrial, mechanical, or another Engineering discipline

Preferred Experience:

• Five or more years of manufacturing experience at various levels

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, plastic extrusion is a plus

• Proven track record of driving continuous improvement with manufacturing teams

• Polymer processing equipment and tooling (injection molding, and blow molding)

• Experience with capital planning, project development, and project execution

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Software

Other Requirements: Some travel may be required for this role

Leadership Competencies

Leadership Competencies

EEO Statement

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

EEO StatementADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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