Process Optimization Engineer — Steel Coatings & Corrosion Protection

Picture your day in our Louisville, KY facility: you start on the floor, checking coating thickness and adhesion metrics, walking the line with operators, and listening for the subtle signals a process gives before it drifts. By mid-morning, you are in the data—spotting inefficiencies, correlating corrosion-resistance outcomes to process variables, and mapping out cost-reduction experiments. Afternoon brings a quick huddle with production, quality, maintenance, and safety to align on a rapid countermeasure, followed by updating SOPs and coaching the team on a revised work instruction. You end the day seeing the trend line inch in the right direction.

What you will do

• Monitor and optimize manufacturing and coating processes to meet industry standards for corrosion resistance, coating thickness, and adhesion.
• Analyze process data to uncover inefficiencies, quality risks, and savings opportunities; propose and implement corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot complex manufacturing and coating issues on the line and within upstream/downstream steps.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives; standardize best practices across shifts and assets.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and detailed work instructions.
• Collaborate closely with production, quality, maintenance, and safety teams to elevate overall plant performance.
• Provide hands-on technical support and training to production personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred).
• 5+ years of experience as a process engineer designing, developing, and optimizing manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex manufacturing and coating process challenges.

Preferred

• Solid grounding in chemical and metallurgical principles related to steel processing.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification.

Location

Louisville, KY

Core Proficiency

Process Engineering