Paint Process Engineer

Paint Process EngineerTeijin Automotive Technologies is the world leader in the compounding and manufacturing of lightweight composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you're only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry leading benefits. Called BENEfits4U, our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.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 / schematicsIf you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, Teijin Automotive Technologies is the place for you!