Project Engineer

We are looking for Manufacturing Project Engineer for our Baraboo location. A relocation package is offered!

Flambeau, Inc is a Plastics Manufacturer that has been established for 75 years. Flambeau offers a wide range of products and tooling solutions to businesses, professionals, hobbyists, and enthusiasts all over the world. Flambeau is a Wisconsin-based company with locations in multiple states including Ohio, Arizona, Georgia, and Indiana with other locations in Mexico and the United Kingdom. Flambeau offers competitive wages, flexible schedules, a full package of benefits which include an onsite clinic with free and low-cost services to all Flambeau associates. Come join our dynamic team!

General Summary:

The Project Engineer II acts as a liaison between the customer and all internal departments to ensure that customer expectations are met with regard to cost, quality, delivery, and service.

Essential Duties:

• Obtain information from the appropriate manufacturing, quality, internal engineering, customer engineering, purchasing and sales associates to provide the optimum proposal to the customer.
• Perform all cost-estimating functions during the development cycle , and establish all standards for each job, from material to process to production.
• Place all new tooling & fixture builds through Flambeau Technologies, and be responsible for all mechanical design functions and tooling program management. Schedule all samples and provide support at all stages of the process. Communicate and document pertinent set-up and processing information to molding technicians.
• Update routings and BOM’s to reflect engineering change requests; oversee updating of engineering print files & revisions to engineering prints, as well as reviewing and updating standards for accuracy and reducing manufacturing variances.
• Provides proposals for annual continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities.
• Responsible to disposition product for material review board sign off and establish corrective action as required.
• Interact with manufacturing personnel to establish standard processes to ensure customer expectations are being met, and to provide ongoing support for production requirements.
• Establishes all quality plans for each part (FMEA’s, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Work Cell Layouts and PPAP’s) and works as team leader with manufacturing & QA to obtain completed documents.
• Strives to obtain continuous education & maintenance of high level of education related to current and new tooling, machinery, materials and processing.
• Travel to customer and vendor locations or other Flambeau facilities.

Education/Certification Requirements:

• 4-year degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Experience & Skill Requirements:

• Experience in Engineering Project Management
• Experience in Plastic Processing and Manufacturing required
• Working knowledge of injection/blow molding process & materials preferred.
• Effective communication - oral and written.
• Understanding of mold and fixture design, build, and construction.
• Ability to read prints and support QA with layouts.

All offers of employment by Flambeau are contingent on the completion of a drug test within 2 business days of your offer acceptance and a background check with results in compliance with company policy.

Flambeau, Inc. is an EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability Employer and Drug-Free Workplace.

Upon hire, Flambeau uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility for roles based in the United States.