Manufacturing Engineer, Metal Paint

Polaris Inc. • Huntsville, AL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE. Position Overview: In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining manufacturing processes that ensure safe, compliant, high‑quality, and cost‑effective production. You will support surface finishing and coating operations by evaluating process performance, material usage, and equipment capability. Working closely with technicians, tooling partners, and cross‑functional engineering teams, you will identify issues, implement improvements, and support both daily production needs and longer-term projects. This role is a compelling opportunity to own technically complex processes that directly impact product quality, environmental performance, and manufacturing cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
• Ability to work directly with technicians and operators to review process performance, adjustments, and improvement opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and long‑term improvement initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting coating, finishing, or paint processes, including powder coating and/or liquid paint systems, preferred.
• Working knowledge of chemistry fundamentals related to manufacturing processes (e.g., acids, bases, coatings, or material reactions) preferred.
• Experience analyzing manufacturing processes, materials, and labor requirements for both current production and new product introduction.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing and finishing processes to meet safety, quality, environmental, cost, and production requirements.
• Monitor and evaluate coating and finishing processes, including powder or liquid paint systems, to ensure process stability and conformance.
• Analyze manufacturing methods, labor standards, material usage, and workstation layouts to improve productivity, material flow, and cost efficiency.
• Support waste handling and wastewater-related process controls by reviewing samples, monitoring process indicators, and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Partner closely with manufacturing technicians to review daily process adjustments, troubleshoot issues, and maintain consistent operations.
• Define tooling, fixturing, and equipment requirements to support current production and new product introduction.
• Review product and process designs and recommend changes to improve manufacturability, quality, labor efficiency, and material usage.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, standard work instructions, and supporting technical records.

Benefits

• Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture.
• At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan.
• Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future.
• In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings.
• Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees