New Products Project Manager jobs in Elkhart, IN

Why Forte Products? Forte offers a sense of community to our employees, along with advancement opportunities, employee activities, and leadership that proudly invests in our employee skill set and growth. Come Join our Team!

Forte Products – a Plastics & Fiberglass manufacturer headquartered in Kansas City, MO - is looking for an Engineering Manager that will be our resident expert for all things rotational molding related. Forte is unique in the industry because we offer multiple molding processes out of four separate manufacturing plants. Forte Products offers a range of plastic manufacturing processes – rotational molding, vacuum forming and injection. We also offer substantial expertise in fiberglass manufacturing. We serve a wide range of industries such as, Commercial Airlines, Agriculture, Marine, Department of Defense, Lawn and Garden, Waste Services, Petroleum/C-Store and RV. We are family oriented, flexible, energetic, and driven. The Rotational Molding Engineering Manager will office out of the Farmington, MO facility.

Check us out on the web: https://forteproducts.com/. Come join our team!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and manage the engineering projects and processes essential with rotational molding
• Work closely with our sales team and customers on technical challenges and to determine manufacturing feasibility
• Review/oversee/develop tooling and manufacturing fixtures as required
• Work collaboratively with tool makers to ensure tools are built to Forte Products standards
• Work collaboratively with operations and manufacturing personnel
• Review, refine and develop processes for project management, tool maintenance, BOM updates and engineering training
• Develop/review cost models

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Technically proficient in rotational molding
• Technical expertise reading 2D and 3D CAD drawings
• Communication skills that allow for participation in customer meetings and team projects
• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Degree in plastics engineering, a plus

BONUS SKILLS

• Expertise with design software such as Solid Works or Fusion 360
• CNC programming
• 3D printing
• Capable of performing FMEA

EXPECTATIONS

• Potential travel to manufacturing facilities as required
• Potential travel to customer meetings as required

SALARY STARTING: COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person