Top 23 Supplier development engineer Jobs in Kalamazoo, Mi

Engineer, Manufacturing (Cast Skin/Slush Molding)
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Production Development Engineer
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- Paid holidays
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- $96,000 - $133,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
- Health savings account
- AD&D insurance
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Landscape Forms —Kalamazoo, MI
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Mid-level
- Office
- Profit sharing
- 401(k)
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Third Party International Inc. —Kalamazoo, MI
- $45 - $55 an hour
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Senior level
- Work from home
- Flexible schedule
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FEMA Corporation of Michigan, Inc. —Portage, MI
- From $70,000 a year
- Email
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Mid-level
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
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Supplier Quality & Development Manager
Parker Hannifin Corporation —Kalamazoo, MI
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Engineering
- Travel
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
Staff Electrical Engineer
Stryker —Portage, MI
- $89,300 - $148,800 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Travel
- In-person
- Health savings account
- AD&D insurance
Packaging Engineer
WK Kellogg Co —Battle Creek, MI
- $103,120 - $128,900 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Up to 50% travel
- Engineering
- Office
- AD&D insurance
- Paid holidays
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I I Stanley Co., Inc. —Battle Creek, MI
- Overtime
- Engineering
- Mid-level
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Project Quality Engineer
MANN+HUMMEL —Portage, MI
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
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Engineer, Manufacturing (ISO Poly Foam)
Summit Polymers —Portage, MI
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- 5 years
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Project Engineer
Summit Polymers —Portage, MI
- Full-time
- 7 years
- Customer service
- Bachelor of Science
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Summit Polymers —Portage, MI
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Writing skills
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Engineer, Manufacturing (Cast Skin/Slush Molding)

Summit Polymers -
Portage, MI

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Machine setup
Performance improvement leadership
Microsoft Excel
IATF 16949:2016
Materials engineering
5 years
Operations coordination
Design of manufacturing processes
Engineering
Document control experience within engineering industry
Document control experience within manufacturing industry
Tooling design
Compliance audits & assessments
Production safety compliance
Engineering process optimization
Mid-level
Compliance management implementation
Quality control audit
Manufacturing facility experience
Collaboration with product development teams
Analysis skills
Corrective maintenance
Manufacturing process inspections
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Training or mentoring plastics production machine operators
Automotive engineering
Packaging
Maintenance schedule development
Molding process implementation
Design engineering

Full Job Description

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations.

JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED AND VALUED.

A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Engineer, Manufacturing (Cast Skin/Slush Molding) FLSA STATUS: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Chief Technical Manager, Manufacturing Coordination

SUMMARY
The Cast Skin Engineer develops, optimizes, and supports slush molding of plastic parts for automotive interior trim, instrument panels, full center consoles, and kinetic parts. The engineer works closely with product design, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to ensure cast skin molding processes and materials meet customer specifications, cost targets, and automotive quality standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Lead the development and implementation of cast skin/slush molding tool and processes for new products:
Participate in part design input and design output reviews.
Focus on design optimization to produce highest quality parts via robust cast skin/slush molding tooling conditions and slush mold processability considerations.
Participate in cast skin/slush molding tool design reviews.
Participate in cast skin/slush molding trials at sample facilities.
Support corrective action plans for new cast skin/slush molds.
Troubleshoot molding defects including thin spots, bubbles, wrinkles, burns, color variation, and incomplete fill.
Develop Operator Instruction Sheets and support development of Quality Inspection Standards to ensure production personnel can work safely while meeting quality and productivity requirements.
Coordinate entry of all molds into preventative maintenance system and develop preventative maintenance instructions.
Collaborate with Lean Manufacturing Engineer to develop internal mold store packaging that supports efficient labor and automation while ensuring safe & defect-free storage, transport and handling at subsequent operations based on SPI packaging standards and best practices.
Perform mold-specific setup and operational training for mold technicians, supervisors, utilities/operators, and managers, and oversee mold change, startups, and production until safety and proficiency are achieved.
Collaborate with project engineering to coordinate engineering changes to molds.
Support and continually improve all production cast skin/slush molding operations:
Support the production team performance – improving safety, quality and efficiency.
Utilize practical problem solving (PPS) and kaizen.
Troubleshoot tooling, process, and equipment related problems through collaboration with tooling and maintenance teams.
Collaborate with maintenance to assess cast skin/slush molding machine capability.
Develop justifications for various process improvement projects.
Conduct layered process audits to ensure compliance with process setup/verification, standardized work, and quality systems requirements.
Achieve assigned corporate-wide performance objectives for the molding manufacturing operations, including safety, quality, productivity (cycle times), operational availability (machine up time), and delivery metrics.
Lead development of annual performance targets for slush molding metrics. These include labor cost per hour, mold change times, internal scrap percentage, and others.

Collaborate with plant management to standardize and improve cast skin/slush molding operations.
Cast skin/slush molding focus includes safety, cast skin/slush molding machines, cast skin/slush molding machine work-cell layouts, cast skin/slush molding utilities and infrastructure, material handling equipment, operator and utility work, cast skin/slush mold technician training system, etc.
Lead the development, documentation, control, and sharing of cast skin/slush molding standards with participation from plant champions and manufacturing coordination team members.
Assist plants with developing and executing plans to implement standards.
Audit plants to standards compliance
Provide extra assistance to plants who are not meeting targets.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a similar technical discipline OR 5 years of experience in a technical position in a cast skin/slush molding environment may be considered.
Experience with automotive interior manufacturing preferred.
Knowledge of PVC, TPO, or other thermoplastic materials.
Understanding of mold design, heat transfer, and polymer processing.
Familiarity with automotive quality standards such as IATF 16949.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
Agreement to complete all post-hire required training
A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion).

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position typically does require up to 15% travel.

DISCLAIMER
The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.

Rev. 7/15/2026

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