Paint Engineer: New Model & Process Improvement

Socket.dev; Mississippi; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Manufacturing is seeking a Paint Engineer to support the Paint New Model team, preparing the shop for future model changes and supporting shop initiatives.

The role reports to the Paint Manager and aims to safely and successfully complete new model introductions and projects, with a focus on process stability and continuous improvement. Hybrid or on-site work arrangements may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing or plant-level operations.
• Ability to support/coordinate problem solving affecting safety, quality, productivity, or cost.
• Willingness to work up to 20% overtime, including weekends and shutdown periods.
• Experience participating in cross-functional projects or problem-solving teams.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives that contribute to Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost performance.
• Provide technical support for Paint production processes, equipment, and manufacturing systems to help ensure safe and stable operations.
• Assist with supplier and contractor coordination activities, including scope clarification, equipment information, safety requirements, scheduling, and issue follow-up.
• Participate in risk assessments and support the implementation of safety improvements, engineering countermeasures, and process enhancements.
• Perform structured problem-solving and basic root cause analysis to help resolve process, equipment, and manufacturing system issues.
• Help develop, update, and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and best practices that support process stability and knowledge retention.
• Track project schedules, risks, action items, and milestones, and provide routine status updates to leadership and team members.
• Support the evaluation and implementation of new technologies, automation, and manufacturing systems under general supervision.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Overtime willingness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

PowerBI

Smartsheets

G-Alis

N-SMS

SMS-BR

Job description

Toyota Manufacturing is seeking a Paint Engineer to support the Paint New Model team, preparing the shop for future model changes and supporting shop initiatives.

The role reports to the Paint Manager and aims to safely and successfully complete new model introductions and projects, with a focus on process stability and continuous improvement. Hybrid or on-site work arrangements may apply.