R&D Moulding Engineer

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees  and a presence in approximately 100 countries , extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future. 

Responsibilities:

•  Lead & participate in product & process development activities, with a strong emphasis on injection molding processes, tool design, and material selection.

•  Write protocols, gather data, and perform analysis, focusing particularly on activities related to injection molding.

•   Investigate and develop solutions for new and existing injection molding processes and technologies and collaborate with automation teams to define requirements for molding processes.

•  Set up, qualify, and optimize injection molding equipment, ensuring efficient and high-quality production.

•   Analyze data related to injection molding, providing recommendations on trends, correlations, response variables, DOE's, etc., to better understand process interdependencies.

•   Participate in process capability finalization and transfer of injection molding processes to manufacturing.

•   Interface with an internal cross-functional team, ensuring smooth integration of molding processes.

•   Oversee & select vendors, materials, and manufacturing methods, especially those related to injection molding, to support new product/process validations.

•    Draft new Work Instructions (WI) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the operation of new molding equipment and execute equipment qualifications.

•    Ensure product quality and all tasks align with established SOPs, GMPs, Divisional Specifications, and EHS standards.

Requirements:

•    Experience: 3-7 years in Engineering, Process Development, and/or Quality Engineering setting, with significant hands-on experience in injection molding.

•    Technical expertise in injection molding development environments is essential.

•    ISO-9000, GMP, medical device manufacturing experience highly desired.

•    Proficiency in statistical analysis within a development or manufacturing setting, especially as it pertains to injection molding.

•    Experience with high-volume and/or high-precision injection molding processes is a plus.

•    Special Skills: Computer Literacy with skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access, plus MiniTab, JMP (or equivalent software).

•    Strong expertise in Statistical Analysis, including DOE and SPC related to molding processes.

•    Excellent communication, organization, report writing, and presentation skills.

•    Must be able to develop working relationships with various internal teams and work collaboratively.

Bausch & Lomb is committed to equal employment opportunity and complies with equal employment opportunity laws in effect wherever it operates.