Job Description

Job Title: Ecoat Paint Engineer (Automotive Launch)
**Eligible for relocation assistance**

Overview:
Join a global automotive supplier by leading the installation and operational launch of a new E-Coat paint line. As an E-Coat Paint Engineer, you’ll be responsible for implementing the line, ensuring process quality, and optimizing equipment performance. This position includes relocation assistance and is ideal for those with deep paint chemistry and automotive process experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead installation and commissioning of a new Ecoat paint line

• Manage project scope, cost, schedule, and milestone tracking

• Plan and supervise maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts

• Define equipment performance requirements and create process documentation

• Collect and analyze process and production data to optimize quality, yield, and throughput

• Provide hands‑on floor support, including root cause analysis and continuous improvement

• Develop and maintain manufacturing processes aligned with cost, quality, scrap, labor, and safety targets

• Support customer reviews, prototype builds, tooling needs, and production readiness

• Enforce safety standards and correct unsafe behaviors or conditions

• Provide other support duties as assigned by the supervisor

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or similar)

• At least 5 years of experience in the automotive industry

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience with paint technology, especially Ecoat/CPM processes

• 5 years of experience managing teams or technicians

• ERP system proficiency (e.g., SAP, iAuditor, or equivalent)

Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of surface chemistry and paint material behavior

• In‑depth knowledge of cataphoretic (Ecoat) coating processes

• Experience operating chemical production equipment

• Familiarity with automotive corrosion standards and quality requirements

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