Job Description
We are seeking a Paint Process Engineer for our Huntington, Indiana Plant.
Summary:
Responsible for specifying, designing, and implementing robot path programming and paint application.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Improve the design and process control of the paint department operations.
• Equipment and control panel upgrades.
• Conveyor control integration with paint robots.
• Data acquisition improvements for production reporting.
• Safety device and logic changes for zoned safety.
• Networking and communications upgrades for reliability.
• Allen Bradley PLC logic improvements for uptime and throughput increase.
• Specify, design, implement, and track the improvement of robot path programming and optimization
of manipulator, applicator, and fluid delivery process.
• Equipment specification and procurement, including acting as liaison to builders, customers, and
production for paint process and fluid delivery process.
• Coordination of trial runs and quality improvement for the paint process.
• Implement cost-reduction improvements for both new and existing equipment/processes.
• Technical support to all Production and Engineering operations for improvement programs.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of experience in controls engineering.
• Working knowledge of paint department processes and principles.
• General knowledge of production control / scheduling systems.
• Good analytical / problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of statistical analysis.
• General MS-Office skills, Excel and Access.
• Fanuc P-250 experience required.
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of ISO14001 and TS16949 requirements.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming and networking.
• Strong knowledge of paint application process.
• Basic knowledge of machining / tooling; and electrical / schematics
