Additive Manufacturing Technical Manager
Lohne, DE
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.