Paint Process Engineer

Job Description

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This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Wentzville on a full-time basis.

The Role:

As a Paint Process Engineer, you will be working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment ensuring that the paint processes and equipment are running safely and efficiently maximizing quality and throughput in the paint department. 

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Manufacturing process definition.

• Sequence of operations.

• Efficient material flow.

• Responsible for Paint Automation, up to 100 FANUC robots.

• Responsible for supervising UAW union hourly employees.

• Typically part of a larger effort or project.

• Human factors consideration.

• Efficient material flow.

• Continuous improvement of equipment and tools required in plants for the production of high-quality parts.

• Providing technical direction and oversight to outside vendor sources.

• Work may involve development and testing of advanced process technology.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

• Job is an Alternative Work Schedule - Seven 12 hour shifts in period of 2 weeks. The schedule is 1st week: M, Tu - 12 hours, W, Th - off, F, Sa, Su - 12 hours --> following week M, Tu - off, W, Th - 12-hour shifts, F, Sa, Su - off.  Repeat two-week schedule.

• Ability to work different shifts weekends/holidays.

• Previous supervision/leadership experience.

• Ability to independently drive problems to resolution.

• Ability to read electrical and mechanical prints.

• Ability to troubleshoot process and equipment problems.

• Demonstrated high work ethic and ability to consistently drive positive results.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

• Experience working in a Union Team environment.

• 1 yrs + Experience in utilizing process control data to run and optimize paint processes. 

• Experience operating/maintaining FANUC paint/sealer robots.

• Fundamental understanding of painting process.

• Experience with multiple FANUC robot controller platforms; RJ, RJ2, RJ3, RJ3iB, R30iA.

• Experience with FANUC Robots; P-155, P-200, P-500, P-700, S-500, M-710, M-2000.

• Experience with automation simulation software; Paint Pro, Tecnomatix Process Simulate.

• PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.

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