Lead Advanced Manufacturing Engineer — Paint & CI (Hybrid)

faithtechnologies; Menasha (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies is seeking an Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Paint Focus in Wisconsin to lead onsite manufacturing engineering teams, drive new product launches, and advance continuous improvements in paint and finishing operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing/ops engineering plus 3+ years of people management; travel up to 25% and a Monday–Friday schedule with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or operations engineering with paint processes.
• 3+ years of people management experience leading technical teams.
• Experience with paint application systems, curing processes, and paint quality standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite Manufacturing Engineering team to support launches and continuous improvement in paint and finishing operations.
• Serve as the technical expert for paint systems, coating applications, surface prep, and curing processes.
• Design, optimize and sustain paint manufacturing processes to improve quality, throughput and cost.
• Develop business cases, ROI analyses, and capital project justifications.
• Support standard work, labor models, line balancing and capacity planning.
• Drive DFMA engagement to ensure design for manufacturing and efficient assembly.
• Champion Lean, SMED, visual management and waste elimination in high-variability processes.
• Guide use of analytics, simulation and digital tools to improve scheduling and decision making.
• Benchmark emerging manufacturing technologies and digital tools for operations.
• Establish and track KPI's balancing efficiency, quality, cost, and responsiveness.
• Ensure safety, quality, ergonomics and regulatory requirements in all designs and changes.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing Engineering

Paint systems

Root cause analysis

Lean principles

DFMA

Advanced analytics

Digital manufacturing tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Paint application systems

Curing processes

Job description

Faith Technologies is seeking an Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Paint Focus in Wisconsin to lead onsite manufacturing engineering teams, drive new product launches, and advance continuous improvements in paint and finishing operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing/ops engineering plus 3+ years of people management; travel up to 25% and a Monday–Friday schedule with flexible hours.