Process Engineer

Paint Process Engineer

Greer-South Carolina, SC

Requirements:

 Knowledge / Qualification: Bachelor or Master degree with experience.

 Previous Experience (If relevant): 5 years in paint field or chemistry or process in automotive industry. Have already participated in project organization.

 Key technical competencies: Knowledge of paint process development for liquid paint application on Class A surfaces in the Automotive Industry. Measurement of color, structure, paint defects.

Job Duties:

Accept full responsibility for paint development project (cost, timing, quality)

• Leads the paint development achieving expected quality level (vs OEM’s specs) at committed cost (paint consumption, paint scrap, # parts per mast, scrap rate…)
• Coordinates a cross-functional team (plant, paint setting, laboratory, supplier, customer…)
• Ensures that paint process (product/process) is stable in terms of quality
• Work packages: Jig cost and quality, PPAP, Scrap, Paint Productivity
• MCI (Manufacturing Convergence Indicator)
• Manages technical relationships with paint raw material suppliers (paint product validation through)
• Develops paint charter for paint supplier
• Assists the PQL for paint validation.
• Drives the jigs development from CAD design to final acceptance on site (including prototype phase) Validates paint range / process / customer specifications (mechanical & aspect). Proposes and coordinates specific means realization (jigs, masking).
• Proposes and coordinates path programming development.
• Drives and coordinates the paint trials, quality evaluation if trial parts and proposes modification of paint application to achieve a robust paint process with met customer quality of the parts.
• Takes part to run@rate (process validation)and report performance level and necessaries improvements
• Coordinates and drives customer buy off of painted product (PPAP process)
• Participates in color harmony events with customer
• Ensures scrap convergence to scrap target for every part style and color
• Proposes to the plant continuous improvement plan. Capitalize & compare / initial quotation.