Paint Process Engineer

Teijin Automotive Technologies is the world leader in the compounding and manufacturing of lightweight composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry leading benefits. Called BENEfits4U, our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.  

Job Description

We are seeking a Paint Process Engineer for our Huntington, Indiana Plant.

Summary:

Responsible for specifying, designing, and implementing robot path programming and paint application.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Improve the design and process control of the paint department operations.

• Equipment and control panel upgrades.

• Conveyor control integration with paint robots.

• Data acquisition improvements for production reporting.

• Safety device and logic changes for zoned safety.

• Networking and communications upgrades for reliability.

• Allen Bradley PLC logic improvements for uptime and throughput increase.

• Specify, design, implement, and track the improvement of robot path programming and optimization

of manipulator, applicator, and fluid delivery process.

• Equipment specification and procurement, including acting as liaison to builders, customers, and

production for paint process and fluid delivery process.

• Coordination of trial runs and quality improvement for the paint process.

• Implement cost-reduction improvements for both new and existing equipment/processes.

• Technical support to all Production and Engineering operations for improvement programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.

• Minimum five years of experience in controls engineering.

• Working knowledge of paint department processes and principles.

• General knowledge of production control / scheduling systems.

• Good analytical / problem-solving skills.

• Working knowledge of statistical analysis.

• General MS-Office skills, Excel and Access.

• Fanuc P-250 experience required.

• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Knowledge of ISO14001 and TS16949 requirements.

• Good organizational and time management skills.

• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.

• Strong knowledge of PLC programming and networking.

• Strong knowledge of paint application process.

• Basic knowledge of machining / tooling; and electrical / schematics

If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, Teijin Automotive Technologies is the place for you!