Coatings Process Engineer: Efficiency & Innovation

Socket.dev; Cleveland (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ecoat.us seeks a Process Engineer to enhance the electrocoat, liquid-paint, and powder-coating processes at the Cleveland facility. The role focuses on process improvements, new equipment and technology, vendor management, utility savings, process efficiency, and safety.

The engineer will work closely with the Process Manager, Plant Manager, and Executive Vice President to execute company objectives, operate safely around chemicals, and utilize CAD and standard software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial technology, chemistry, manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Experience with electrocoat, liquid paint, powder coating, pretreatment, or related industrial finishing processes.
• CAD experience for equipment, facility, layout, or process drawings.
• 5S, Lean Manufacturing, or Kaizen experience.
• Experience with capital-equipment evaluation, utility-efficiency projects, and industrial automation or controls.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015, process audits, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Improve process capability, throughput, quality, reliability, and efficiency across e-coat, liquid paint, and powder-coating operations.
• Analyze process data to identify variation, waste, bottlenecks, downtime, rework, scrap, and cost opportunities.
• Research and evaluate new technologies, equipment, automation, controls, and process-improvement tools.
• Assist with equipment specification, procurement, installation, startup, and validation.
• Identify and implement projects that reduce electrical, gas, water, compressed-air, chemical, and other utility usage.
• Serve as a technical contact for equipment, coating, chemical, and process vendors.
• Define vendor requirements, evaluate proposals, coordinate trials, and verify results against defined criteria.
• Work with Production, Quality, Lab, Maintenance, Purchasing, and leadership to implement company objectives.
• Develop and maintain process specifications, operating parameters, work instructions, control plans, and engineering documentation.
• Support ISO 9001:2015 requirements for process control, documented information, and continual improvement.
• Support 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, standard work, waste reduction, and visual-management activities.
• Identify and reduce safety risks involving chemicals, mechanical systems, pumps, conveyors, heated equipment, pressure systems, and electrical equipment.
• Ensure engineering changes are reviewed for safety, quality, maintenance, and operational impact.
• Report project status, risks, savings, and measurable results to management.

Skills

Process engineering

Industrial engineering

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Project management

Safety on chemicals

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

ecoat.us seeks a Process Engineer to enhance the electrocoat, liquid-paint, and powder-coating processes at the Cleveland facility. The role focuses on process improvements, new equipment and technology, vendor management, utility savings, process efficiency, and safety.

The engineer will work closely with the Process Manager, Plant Manager, and Executive Vice President to execute company objectives, operate safely around chemicals, and utilize CAD and standard software.