PURPOSE: This position reports to the Additive Manufacturing Director and will oversee day-to-day AM technologies and operations to support AM strategies that will drive cost savings and revenue growth across all product lines and plant sites.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Support strategies for MRO cost savings & digital mass manufacturing.
* Support achievement of company-wide financial goals through revenue growth and cost savings.
* Support Industrial Design, Product Development, R&D, Product Line Management, and Sales teams with rapid prototyping deliverables that drive growth of internal and external opportunities.
* Lead, manage, and develop Additive Manufacturing technicians.
* Lead 3D Print on-boarding and initiative management of global plant sites including equipment deployment, set-up, training, cadence calls, and consumable recommendations.
* Work collaboratively with the AM team, Equipment Support & Services, Corporate Engineering, Ops Excellence teams to increase production efficiencies and optimize safety opportunities. This will include travel to plant sites, domestic and international.
* Always maintain AM operations in a clean & safe condition. Recommend and execute new preventative safety procedures.
* Train department personnel on existing and new additive manufacturing equipment.
* Always maintain AM operations in clean & safe conditions. Recommend and execute new preventative safety procedures.
* Ensure AM equipment preventative maintenance (PM) is consistently and effectively completed as indicated by the PM schedule.
* Attend AM & adjacent industry trade shows and conferences regularly to stay abreast of current and future technologies and materials that can be utilized to advance our competitive advantage.
* 3D CAD solid and surface modeling.
* Generate optimized STL files with proficient knowledge and use various slicing programs to prepare files for a multitude of additive manufacturing equipment.
* Report projects and progress to the Additive Manufacturing Director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* AS/BS degree in an AM Technology, Product Design, or Engineering related field or equivalent Additive Manufacturing experience.
* 12+ years experience directly in or adjacent to the AM industry creating digitally printed packaging, components, and systems.
* Experience in motivating and managing a team.
* Advanced knowledge of a multitude of AM technologies including but not limited to SLA, MSLA, DLP, SLS, FFF, and DMLS technologies & materials that drive plastic and metal output of physical deliverables.
* Proven technical background with ability to solve problems.
* Advanced understanding of conventional package manufacturing processes and downstream equipment.
* Proficient ability with 3D computer modeling, preferably SolidWorks.
* Mold design and machining experience a plus.
* Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
* Must be able to stand for 8+ hour periods.
* Must be able to lift 30 lbs, regularly.