Process Engineer – Paints & Coatings

American Trim•Sidney, OH

13d•Onsite

About The Position

American Trim is seeking a Process Engineer – Paints & Coatings to provide technical leadership for our industrial paint, coating and finishing processes. This role combines hands-on manufacturing support with process engineering and project leadership. The Process Engineer works across Engineering, Quality, Production, Tooling and our customers to develop new processes, improve existing operations, troubleshoot coating concerns and successfully launch new or revised products. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in industrial paints and coatings, coating chemistry, pretreatment, industrial cleaning, E-Coat, roll coating, screen printing or other applied coating technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or similar. Related experience will also be considered in combination with education and training.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to develop project plans; coordinate projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; effectively manages project team activities.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.
Presents numerical data effectively.

Nice To Haves

Experience in industrial paints and coatings, coating chemistry, pretreatment, industrial cleaning, E-Coat, roll coating, screen printing or other applied coating technologies.
Understanding of basic coating chemistry and concepts
Ability to troubleshooting and correct coating issues
Understanding of industrial cleaning chemistry
Understanding of industrial pretreatment chemistry
Basic knowledge of screen printing and screen-printing variables
Basic knowledge of roll coating
Capability of trouble shooting roll coater and screen print applications.
Understanding of CIE LAB color space
Ability to match colors in various coating technologies
Understanding of and ability to conduct basic coating performance tests

Responsibilities

Identify, develop and implement effective engineering solutions that improve manufacturing processes, capabilities, quality and efficiency, with an emphasis on industrial paint and coating applications.
Support both new and existing products through process development, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, project planning, equipment and facility-layout development, cost estimating and employee training.
Lead in identification and implementation of effective solutions to improve the manufacturing process and capabilities.
Develop and redesign facility layouts; promote continuous process improvements.
Develop plans for timely and effective project completion by considering all required information from customers, engineering, tooling, quality and production in the planning stages.
Create cost estimates and quotes for new and/or revised products.
Initiate quote according to specifications, determining process methods, required equipment and optimum rates.
Develop and maintain all supporting documents of activities in an organized manner for easy retrieval for review and consideration.
Develop and implement employee training on new processes and equipment with documentation to assure optimum operation and employee safety.