E-coat Process Engineer I

BASF SE • Southfield, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

BASF’s Coatings division is a global expert in the development, production and marketing of innovative and sustainable automotive OEM and refinish coat-ings, decorative paints as well as applied surface treatments for metal, plastic and glass substrates in a wide range of industries. This portfolio is supplemented by "Beyond Paint Solutions", which enable new applications with innovative surfaces. The automotive coatings division is one of BASF’s most dynamic and fast-growing businesses in the region. We have great people filled with passion to deliver innovative, high quality coatings solutions to our customers. Our team is dynamic, customer focused and growth oriented.
You will work in a high-pressure/demanding environment with the goal of meeting very demanding customer expectations in short timelines. This is an excellent opportunity for you to demonstrate your varied skills, including maintaining, contributing to, and leading EHS and 6S standards and continuous improvement as well as showcasing your knowledge of E-coat application and systems.

Requirements

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or related field or equivalent blend of knowledge and experience in E-coat operation and runningsystems; or a high school diploma and at least 7 years of E-coat industry experience, including prior customer line experience.
• Have at least 5-7 years of experience in E-coat chemistry or process, particularly with layout parameters and system design.
• Have excellent communication skills and have prior experience with direct customer interaction. (Automotive industry highly preferred.)
• Strong mechanical aptitude required.
• Possess proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience highly preferred.
• Prior experience with European customers a plus.
• Bilingual a plus. (German or Spanish)
• Basic equipment repair skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical service and conduct customer support activities for electrocoat products while being able to work independently.
• Working to make and test electrocoat samples to internal and customer specifications. Using your skills to evaluate material performance to ensure they meet customer requirements both in a lab and in a production facility.
• Travelling to multiple customer sites to support and decide on adjustments when resolving customer issues. Working in partnership with various departments and externally with customers.
• Utilizing the knowledge you have in electrocoat product and process to provide customer support in the areas of electrocoat system design, process optimization, technology conversion, technology launch, and new system launch including responsibility to lead and manage launches.
• Developing methods to reproduce customer problems, design experiments to correct the problem, work with manufacturing to implement changes, and reporting to the customer root cause and corrective actions.
• Assisting internal manufacturing and customer facilities with performance evaluation and provide technical direction when needed.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level