Lead Paint Manufacturing Engineer Night Shift

Position Overview

International Motors is seeking a Lead Paint Manufacturing Engineer Night Shift to provide hands-on technical leadership for Paint operations at the San Antonio Manufacturing Plant. This role owns the stability capability and continuous improvement of pretreatment E-Coat sealer paint application and curing processes while partnering with Operations Maintenance Quality Environmental Controls suppliers and plant leadership.

As the primary Paint Engineering resource during night-shift production this engineer will work directly on the manufacturing floor to respond to line calls analyze process and quality data restore production and implement sustainable corrective actions.

This salaried role may require support outside normal production hours for startups recovery efforts launches extended shifts or occasional weekends based on operational needs.

As International Motors continues to grow in San Antonio we are expanding our production operations with the introduction of a night production shift. The night shift is Monday through Thursday from 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM with production planned to begin in early is a salaried position supporting a manufacturing operation. While the primary schedule aligns with the designated production shift employees are expected to provide operational support as needed to meet business objectives. This may require working outside normal production hours including extended shifts production startup activities recovery efforts and occasional weekend support based on operational requirements.

Shift Differential: 10% differential upon transitioning to Night Shift work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support for night-shift Paint operations and serve as the primary engineering point of contact for production and process issues.
• Own and optimize pretreatment E-Coat sealer paint application and delivery ovens booths conveyors environmental systems and associated process controls.
• Maintain process capability and chemistry within defined operating limits by reviewing laboratory results and trend data and coordinating adjustments cleaning maintenance or solution rebuilds with plant teams and suppliers.
• Lead troubleshooting and corrective action for paint defects process variation equipment failures chemistry concerns cure performance contamination corrosion risk adhesion film build color and appearance.
• Respond to production interruptions establish containment isolate failure modes coordinate recovery verify permanent corrective actions and provide clear shift handoffs.
• Use process chemistry equipment quality and production dataincluding SPC capability analysis DOE oven profiles film build appearance adhesion and defect trendsto identify risk and validate improvements.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs Control Plans reaction plans process specifications standard work inspection standards audits and Paint process Data PAQs.
• Lead process readiness for product launches engineering changes and plant capital projects from requirements and trials through commissioning validation training ramp-up and production handoff.
• Partner across Operations Maintenance Quality Environmental Product Design suppliers and contractors to improve safety quality uptime throughput material usage environmental performance and cost while mentoring plant technical teams.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree and at least 2 years of experience in product manufacturing

OR

• Masters degree and at least 1 year of experience in product manufacturing

OR

• At least 5 years of experience in product manufacturing

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates excluding current employees must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen Legal Permanent Resident Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g. H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Advanced experience with pretreatment and E-Coat chemistry paint application and delivery systems ovens booths ventilation and environmental process systems.
• Experience with robotic paint systems including Fanuc robots and paint mixing filtration and application equipment.
• Hands-on experience with paint-quality diagnostic tools and methods including film build PELT wave scan gloss DOI adhesion cure testing and oven profiling.
• Experience with SPC Minitab Power BI process capability DOE APQP launch readiness validation trials and fact-based continuous improvement.
• Experience managing suppliers integrators capital projects technical specifications SOWs installation commissioning environmental requirements and production handoff; AutoCAD or 3D product-viewing experience is a plus.

Success in this role:

• Maintains stable capable Paint processes within defined operating windows and identifies risk before it disrupts production.
• Restores production safely prevents recurrence through documented corrective action and creates clear technical handoffs across shifts.
• Delivers measurable improvement in first-time quality uptime throughput material usage environmental performance and total operating cost.

Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range with the final offer based on the candidates applicable skills knowledge and experience.

Company Overview

About TRATON
With its brands Scania MAN International and Volkswagen Truck & BusTRATONSE is the parent and holding company of the TRATONGROUP and one of the worlds leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Groups product portfolio comprises trucks buses and light-duty commercial vehicles. Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.: this intention underlines the Companys ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Groups commercial growth.

About International
From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831 to the 15000-person-strong company we are todayfew companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle Illinois International Motors LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International trucks and engines and IC Bus school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite aftermarket everything we do our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner safer world we all deserve. As of 2021 we joined Scania MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more visit .

*International Motors LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois Missouri New Jersey Ohio Texas and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to access the online application system or participate in the interview process due to your disability please email to request assistance. Kindly specify Job Requisition Number / Job Title and Location in response. Otherwise your request may not be considered.

Required Experience:

IC