Coating Process Lead

Wilsonart International; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Wilsonart is seeking a seasoned coating process engineer to lead day-to-day operations of the coating line, ensuring safe operation, throughput, and quality.

You will own process setup, control plans, and improvement initiatives for coat weight, cure performance, and defect reduction, while coordinating maintenance and training operators to standards. This role requires strong problem-solving and teamwork across manufacturing and quality, with emphasis on LOTO and chemical safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials Engineering or Process Engineering.
• Experience with specialty curable coatings/inks and cure validation concepts.
• Knowledge of roll coating systems and coating rheology/viscosity control.
• Ability to train and lead cross-functional teams to standards.

Responsibilities

• Owns process setup and control plans for coat weight/film thickness and cure performance.
• Leads start-ups, product changes, and trials to rapidly stabilize coat weight and appearance.
• Troubleshoots line issues and drives root-cause corrective actions.
• Maintains cleanliness/contamination control for coating equipment.
• Coordinates preventative maintenance with maintenance/engineering; defines critical-to-quality maintenance.
• Creates SOPs, work instructions, and training materials; qualifies operators to standards.

Skills

Coating chemistry

Process engineering

DOE basics

Roll coating

Quality methods

Safety leadership

Root cause analysis

Training cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Materials Engineering

Job description

Wilsonart is seeking a seasoned coating process engineer to lead day-to-day operations of the coating line, ensuring safe operation, throughput, and quality.

You will own process setup, control plans, and improvement initiatives for coat weight, cure performance, and defect reduction, while coordinating maintenance and training operators to standards. This role requires strong problem-solving and teamwork across manufacturing and quality, with emphasis on LOTO and chemical safety.