PLASTICS ENGINEER

Company: Sensus
Location: Uniontown
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative and smart technology solutions to the world's water and energy utility challenges. The Company's products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services, and agricultural settings. - With its November 2016 acquisition of Sensus, Xylem added smart metering, network technologies and advanced data analytics to its portfolio of solutions for water, gas and electric utilities. - Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2016 revenue of $3.8 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands. - The Company's nearly 16,000 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions.Sensus, a Xylem brand, helps a wide range of public service providers - from utilities to cities to industrial complexes and campuses - do more with their infrastructure to improve quality of life in their communities. We enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services. Learn more at sensus.com and follow @SensusGlobal on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.The Role: - -Sensus, a Xylem brand, seeks to hire a Plastics Engineer who will be responsible for support of processes related to the Plastics Injection Molding Department.Primary Objectives

• To support new injection molded part development
• To develop and assist in procurement of new manufacturing processes
• To support existing injection molding manufacturing
• To work as a member on Six Sigma teams
• To ensure safe manufacturing practices
• Assist in the resolution of quality problemsJob ResponsibilitiesInclude the following but not limited to:
  • Aiding in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of mold tooling
  • Assisting mold setup personnel in new product tryouts
  • Assisting mold setup and Quality Dept. with correcting product defects
  • Investigating, specifying and developing new manufacturing processes
  • Assisting in the procurement of new technologies and equipmentRequirements:
    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
    • 4 years of Plastics Injection Molding experience
    • Experience in mold design, building, and maintenance of tools
    • Machine shop experience
    • Experience with Scientific Decoupled Molding
    • Supervisory experience preferred
    • Mold flow Analysis
    • Product Design and Development
    • Ability to analyze Engineering drawings and assist mold designers with new mold specifications
    • Ability to setup molding process specifications
    • Ability to analyze molding defects using various gaging and possess the knowledge to troubleshoot the molding process to correct defects
    • Have a working knowledge of ProE and AutoCad
    • Must be familiar with Microsoft Office products
    • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and with written communications.
    • Ability to train others EOE/Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Keywords: Sensus, Penn Hills , PLASTICS ENGINEER, Engineering , Uniontown, Pennsylvania