Finishing Process Engineer
About The Position
The Manufacturing Engineer serves as the technical authority for all surface finishing and polishing processes within the lighting manufacturing operation. This role is responsible for developing, optimizing, and supporting industrial finishing processes including sprayed finishes, powder coating, polishing, and cleaning operations to ensure consistent product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and safety. The position partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Product Development, Supply Chain, and factory teams to qualify new finishes, resolve production issues, establish quality standards, and lead investments in finishing equipment and processes.
Requirements
- 10+ years of industrial finishing, coatings, or surface finishing experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated expertise with industrial spray finishing processes.
- Experience with single-component lacquers, catalyzed coating systems, and powder coating.
- Experience developing or optimizing polishing processes using manual buffing wheels, belt polishing equipment, and associated cleaning operations.
- Strong understanding of cosmetic quality standards and finish inspection methods.
- Experience establishing process parameters, work instructions, and quality standards.
- Experience troubleshooting coating and polishing defects.
- Experience leading process improvement initiatives in manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the subject matter expert for all finishing and surface preparation processes.
- Develop and optimize finishing processes for new and existing products.
- Provide technical support to manufacturing facilities to resolve coating and polishing issues.
- Work directly with coating suppliers to evaluate new materials and improve process capability.
- Establish process parameters and manufacturing standards for sprayed finishes, powder coating, polishing, and cleaning operations.
- Support incoming, in-process, and final inspection standards.
- Investigate finish-related quality issues using structured root cause analysis.
- Develop documentation including process specifications, work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans, and operator training materials.
- Partner with Product Development during new product introduction to ensure finishes are manufacturable and repeatable.
Benefits
- A generous discount on all WSI brands
- A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
- Paid vacations and personal time.
- Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
- Tax-free commuter benefits
- A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
- In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
- Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
- Resources for self-development
- Advisor (Mentor) program
- Career development workshops, learning programs, and speaker series
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
