Blowmolding Process Specialist

**Forvia: Technology leader in the automotive industry**

**FORVIA** comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of **Faurecia and HELLA.** With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the **automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.**

Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 14,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming **the preferred innovation and integration partner** for OEMS worldwide.

**FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.**

**We are looking for a Rotomolding/Blowmolding Processes Specialist (M/F) to join our team**

Our **Clean Mobility** activity is looking for a **Blowmolding Process Specialist (M/F)** for his **R&D Center** based in **Bavans** (30 min from Belfort; 15 min from Montbéliard; near Switzerland).

The Bavans R&D center, with nearly 1,000 employees, develops innovative solutions for sustainable and clean mobility. It is Faurecia's global center of expertise for hydrogen storage systems.

As a **Blowmolding Process Specialist (M/F)**, you:

- Support processes development and improvement, and validate product definitions through design review and program review
- Manage plastics transformations activities within the Process Specialists entity (feasibility check, process/Tooling/Equipments definitions, prototyping, setup, capitalization and standardization, series production support, supplier development)
- Ensure development and deployment of process standards, design checklist and guidelines, best practices
- Support programs, plants and suppliers for process improvements, issues or change requests
- Maintain an equipment and tooling database

**You will be working on challenges that matter**

Your missions:

- Define process and associated Machineries for PE/PA transformation into plastic parts (liners), taking into consideration product and industrial constraints, as well as lessons learned
- Develop and capitalize processes and specifications related to his/her Field of expertise (Standardization)
- Regarding innovative solutions, validate technologic choices through robust process validation plans (including DOE)
- Demonstrate product manufacturability
- Supervise prototypes and pre-series manufacture, propose improvement ideas
- Specify and validate Machineries respecting QCD and industrial rules (FES)
- Participate to tooling follow-up and validations
- Support Tooling and Machines receptions, start-up and set-up
- Ensure competencies transfer to Plants site (trainings, debugging, reaction rules), transversalize good practices within the Plastic network Team
- Respect the rules of safety & environment management system
- Take into consideration security constraints related to Hydrogen and high pressure when defining manufacturing processes
- Specify, maintain and propose improvements of standard process in his/her domain of Expertise (tooling, equipment)
- Support Purchasing Team while developing Tooling & Equipment suppliers, and support Suppliers on problem solving

This position requires some travels (domestic and international)

**What if it was you?**
- Minimum 5 years of experience in PE/PA transformation processes (blowmolding) and ideally knowledges in rotomolding, overmolding plastics joining/welding
- Plant experiences are preferred: methods, manufacturing, set-up
- Process set-up experience, machine programming
- Tooling design and validation skills
- Knowledges in PA/PE material properties.
- Plastic processes simulation software is also appreciated
- Knowledge in plastic joining is a plus
- Familiar with the Lean Manufacturing and Program Management Systems
- Strong communication skills, ability to formalize, structure and capitalize know-how
- Networking capabilities
- International mindset
- English required

**So, are you coming on board?**

As a responsible employer, Faurecia is committed to promoting diversity. This position is open to all.