Manufacturing Engineer I

DEPARTMENT:            ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

REPORTS TO:             DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

SUMMARY:

The Tooling / Mechanical Engineer supports mold and tooling reliability through precision measurement, CAD modeling, reverse engineering, and hands-on mechanical troubleshooting. This role uses precision hand tools, CMM equipment, Keyence laser scanning systems, and SolidWorks to create accurate prints and models of injection molds and mold components. The position partners with production, quality, maintenance, vendors, and other departments to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, resolve tooling defects, and support production needs through practical engineering solutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Operate precision measurement equipment, including CMM equipment and Keyence laser scanning systems, to inspect, measure, digitize, and validate tooling, parts, and mold components.
• Use SolidWorks to create, update, and maintain accurate 2D drawings, 3D models, assemblies, and related technical documentation for molds, tooling, replacement components, and production support needs.
• Reverse engineer injection molds, mold components, tooling details, and legacy parts to develop production-ready prints, models, specifications, and repair documentation.
• Support other departments and sites with reverse engineering requests, CAD documentation, tooling information, mechanical troubleshooting, and technical problem solving.
• Troubleshoot mold, tooling, equipment, and process-related issues in partnership with Tool Room, Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Conduct and participate in formal root cause analysis activities to identify causes of mold defects, tooling failures, quality concerns, and customer complaints; develop corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
• Perform hands-on mold and tooling support, including disassembly, reassembly, in-mold measurements, fit and function checks, repair support, and verification of completed work.
• Interface with outside vendors and suppliers to source replacement components, review technical requirements, clarify specifications, and support timely repair or fabrication solutions.
• Work with internal resources to evaluate, fabricate, modify, or repair tooling components when appropriate, balancing cost, timing, quality, and manufacturability.
• Maintain organized engineering records, including prints, models, measurement data, reverse engineering procedures, repair documentation, and revision history for repeatability and future reference.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to tooling reliability, equipment performance, part quality, downtime reduction, safety, and cost savings.
• Promote a strong safety culture by identifying hazards, addressing unsafe conditions, participating in corrective actions, following plant safety requirements, and supporting housekeeping and 5S expectations.
• Follow all applicable food safety and quality procedures, report product or process concerns that may impact consumer safety, and support compliance with facility quality standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAVEL:  

• • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent hands-on tooling, machining, mold building, or manufacturing experience may be considered.
  • Working knowledge of SolidWorks or comparable CAD software, with the ability to create and interpret 2D drawings, 3D models, assemblies, and technical documentation.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, mold prints, schematics, specifications, and technical documentation.
  • Understanding of mechanical design fundamentals, materials, tolerances, fits, GD&T, and common manufacturing processes.
  • Experience with, or willingness to learn, precision measurement and metrology tools such as CMM equipment, laser scanning systems, micrometers, calipers, indicators, and other inspection equipment.
  • Familiarity with, or strong interest in learning, injection molding principles, mold construction, tooling best practices, and mold maintenance requirements.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with willingness to perform hands-on work, including mold disassembly, reassembly, troubleshooting, fit checks, and minor repair support.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to support root cause analysis and develop practical corrective actions.
  • Self-motivated learner who can work independently, ask effective questions, and build capability in a high-demand manufacturing environment.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with Tool Room, Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Operations, and outside vendors.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, shift focus as business needs change, and follow through on projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties, the employee will be working in an office environment as well as on the manufacturing plant floor. The employee is required to sit and/or stand for computer or floor responsibilities, reach with hands and arms and handle objects and other tools, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs. Employees may be required to lift up to 50 pounds.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Safety Responsibilities:
  1. Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions and behaviors, make suggestions for improvements, and actively participates in implementing solutions
  2. Identifies safety gaps and self-initiates corrective actions
  3. Strictly adheres to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts
  4. Understands, identifies, and corrects safety hazards
  5. Drives a culture which empowers employees to understand and embrace what they own
• Food Safety Responsibilities:
  1. Monitors and verifies activities to ensure that finished goods and raw materials are coming in and out of the facility meet consumer safety and quality standards.
  2. Complies with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures
  3. Reports any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured products to the location’s Food Safety Team Leader and submits an appropriate incident report

About MRP:

MRP Solutions (MRP), a plastic cap manufacturer, is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded plastic closures, jars and packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.  

MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose.

Our Vision: 

We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

Our Values & Beliefs

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation – The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society.  This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results..
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders.  We say what we do and do what we say.  We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders.  We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought, background and experiences.  We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change - We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable.  Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business.  We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenge to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.
• Fulfillment – Our employees are the foundation of our success.  We foster an environment enabling our employees to learn, grow and accept more accountability as they demonstrate capability.  We promote more than just individual connection as community at work brings people together through common interest, objectives or experiences.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.