Paint Process Engineer

Lansing, MI

13 days ago

Job Description

Position Summary
The Paint Process Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving paint processes to ensure consistent product quality, production efficiency, and compliance with automotive customer requirements. This role supports daily production, process optimization, new product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives while reducing scrap, rework, and operating costs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, optimize, and maintain paint processes to meet customer specifications, quality standards, and production requirements.
Troubleshoot paint defects, process variations, and equipment issues;lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Establish and monitor process parameters, including paint viscosity, film thickness, application settings, flash times, and cure temperatures.
Support daily production operations to improve throughput, first-pass yield, equipment uptime, and overall process performance.
Collaborate with Quality, Production, Maintenance, and paint suppliers to resolve issues and implement process improvements.
Support new product launches, paint trials, process validations, APQP, PFMEA, control plans, and PPAP activities.
Develop and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
Identify opportunities to reduce paint consumption, scrap, rework, cycle time, and manufacturing costs.
Ensure paint processes meet applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Provide technical guidance and training to production personnel on paint processes and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience in manufacturing, paint application, coatings, or automotive process engineering preferred.
Knowledge of industrial paint processes, coating defects, surface preparation, and curing methods.
Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Familiarity with automotive quality systems, including IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, and PFMEA, preferred.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.

Key Performance Expectations

Reduce paint-related scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
Improve process stability, product quality, and first-pass yield.
Increase production efficiency and equipment uptime.
Reduce paint material consumption and operating costs.
Maintain compliance with customer specifications and manufacturing standards.

Overall Objective
Ensure paint operations are safe, efficient, consistent, and capable of meeting automotive customer requirements while driving continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and cost.

Numbers & Facts

Location

Lansing, MI

Skills

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Automotive Engineeringunmatched
Automotive Industryunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Filmunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Industrial Coatingunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Manufacturing Costunmatched
Manufacturing Requirementsunmatched
Manufacturing Softwareunmatched
Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
Operational Improvementunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Operationsunmatched
Painting (Facilities and Maintenance)unmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Engineeringunmatched
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Product Supportunmatched
Product/Service Launchunmatched
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)unmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Safety Processunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
Surface Preparation and Characterizationunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Trainingunmatched

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