Manufacturing Engineer - East Moline, Illinois, United States - Staff Finders Technical

Description

Responsibilities:
Daily execution of the paint process; optimizing processes, including paint robot programs, troubleshooting paint application issues, making modifications to achieve complete paint coverage, conducting quality checks on parts, monitoring pre-treatment bath parameters, paint viscosity, training paint personnel and working with suppliers to reduce costs

Work closely with the Environmental Engineering department to assist with reporting and the proper disposal of hazardous waste

Provide engineering support primarily during third shift hours, but may be required to provide varying shift support or flexing hours for a multi-shift operation

Author, update and support work details, instructions, and methods for paint personnel

Support robotic painting operations, updating and optimizing robot programs

Requirements


Education / Experience:
BA in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Electrical Engineering and/or equivalent experience in automated paint process experience


Required Experience:
Previous experience as Paint Manufacturing Engineer working with paint manufacturing operations with knowledge of one of our primary paint technologies (E-coat, liquid, or robotic paint programming)

Ability to troubleshoot paint defects and equipment problems quickly

Ability to control pre-treatment process within recommended parameters

Ability to set-up, train and verify calibration of paint application equipment


What Makes You Stand Out:
Experience in offline paint programming using ABB Robot Studio or Fanuc RoboGuide/PaintPro, RobotMaster, Delfoi etc.

Knowledge of safety and regulations with paint robot programming, offline programming, and step programming

Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and NFPA standards related to paint operations and applications

Familiarity with DOT hazardous waste handling and transportation

Familiarity with Class I DIV I and Class I and DIV II areas

Familiarity with Illinois and Federal EPA regulations for paint material handling, storage, and application

Familiarity with manufacturing automation or controls engineering

Familiarity with Rapid, C+, C++, Python, or related programing languages