Coating Operations Lead — Quality, Safety & Improvement

Wilsonart; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Company-paid short- and long-term/dis 

FSAs and dependent care options

Vision and legal benefits

Gym discounts and wellness clinics

Tuition reimbursement for you and your

Job summary

Wilsonart in Temple, TX is seeking a fully qualified coating process engineer to lead the day-to-day technical execution of the coating process, ensuring safe operation, throughput, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will own coating chemistry, equipment capability, process parameters, and troubleshooting, while coordinating with maintenance and quality teams to drive improvements and maintain standards for clean, efficient production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with specialty curable coatings/inks and polymer basics.
• Knowledge of roll coating systems and material handling.
• Strong problem-solving and data-to-action ability.
• Safety leadership and adherence to LOTO.

Responsibilities

• Owns process setup and control plans for coat weight/film thickness, cure performance, adhesion, appearance, and defect reduction.
• Establishes and maintains standard operating windows (line speed, viscosity/temperature, roll coater settings such as metering/backup roll condition, nip/pressure, and gap settings, cure energy input, curing unit output, and material handling parameters).
• Leads start-ups, product changeovers, and trials with rapid stabilization of coat weight and appearance.
• Troubleshoots line issues and drives root-cause corrective actions.
• Owns the cleanliness/contamination control program for coating equipment to prevent defects from dried coating, lint, dust, and roll damage.
• Coordinates preventative maintenance planning with maintenance/engineering; defines critical-to-quality maintenance for rolls, pumps/filters, and curing systems.
• Creates/updates SOPs, work instructions, checklists, and training materials; qualifies operators to standards.
• Partners with Quality to define inspection methods, sampling plans, and acceptance criteria; reviews nonconformances and disposition.
• Ensures compliance with chemical handling requirements (SDS, labeling, storage, spill response) and LOTO practices.
• Tracks KPIs (OEE, scrap, first-pass yield, downtime) and leads continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Coatings/inks

Polymer chemistry basics

Rheology/viscosity control

Cure validation concepts

Problem-solving

Cross-functional leadership

Quality methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Process Engineering

Tools

Roll coating systems

Coating weight measurement

Job description

Wilsonart in Temple, TX is seeking a fully qualified coating process engineer to lead the day-to-day technical execution of the coating process, ensuring safe operation, throughput, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will own coating chemistry, equipment capability, process parameters, and troubleshooting, while coordinating with maintenance and quality teams to drive improvements and maintain standards for clean, efficient production.