Manufacturing Process Engineer

Acro Service Corp; Wentzville (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Acro Service Corp is seeking a Paint Process Engineer to lead the operation and maintenance of automotive paint equipment and robots, ensuring safety, quality, and throughput metrics are met daily.

The role requires a technical degree or higher, 8+ years of experience preferred, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting with long hours, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or technical degree required; extensive experience accepted.
• 8+ years of experience preferred; manager open to less for hungry candidates.
• Leadership experience is a plus and trainable.
• Ability to perform mechanical and electrical work and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Run and maintain automotive paint equipment and robots to meet daily safety, quality and throughput metrics.
• Be prepared for a very fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Maintain flexibility to cover weekends, holidays and long shifts as needed.
• Handle confrontations calmly and solve problems hands-on.
• Work with hands to diagnose mechanical issues and understand how components fit and operate.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Adaptability

Leadership

Confrontation handling

Education

Bachelor's preferred

Technical degree required

HS diploma OK with exp

Tools

Robotics experience

Paint equipment

Job description

Duration:- 12- Months- position (May go Long e)

Shift:-

Preferred Work Schedule:

All shifts – they work on an alternate work schedule

Required to work 12 hour a day 6AM – 6PM or 6PM – 6AM.

They will be told what they’re going to be working, will try to keep them on day shift so they can get good training, but the teams do rotate every 4 months.

They need to be open to working both of these 12-hour shifts.

There also is an expectation to cover while someone is on vacation – may work 5 days in a row 12 hour shifts – this is not ideal and they try to avoid it but it may happen

Switches from 5 days a week to 2 days a week and follows this sequence

One week working 5 days

One week working 2 days

For example – work Monday and Tuesday off Wed, Thurs, work Fri, Sat, Sun, off until Wed and Thursday the week after that.

Job Responsibilities:

• Paint Process Engineer - run and maintain automotive paint equipment and robots to ensure safety, quality and throughput metrics are attained daily
• Education – Bachelor’s Degree preferred, Technical Degree strongly required, but the manager is open to a high school diploma but they need to have A LOT of experience on their resume
• Years of experience – at least 8 years’ experience preferred
• The manager is open to see candidates with 2 years of experience for someone who is hungry and wants to make this a career.
• Leadership experience/skills is a plus – not required, willing to train on this
• Together mechanically and work electrically – plus not required
• Strong motivation to stay at long term – self motivator
• VERY FAST PACED POSITION – pulled in a lot of different directions at once
• Not a very structured position/day-to-day varies a lot, have to be able to adapt and pivot
• Be able to handle confrontation
• Think and be able to solve problems
• Able to work with their hands and understand mechanical issues, understand how things fit and work
• Someone who is ok with working weekends and long hours and holidays is a MUST, be to work early and on time