Job Description
MUST HAVE ALUMINUM BACKGROUND.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Process Engineer Finishing to join our startup aluminum processing facility. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finishing processes specifically in slitting blanking hot forming shaping edging coating buffing and painting aluminum products. This position offers an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in establishing optimizing and enhancing processes that convert purchased aluminum slabs into highquality finished coils. The Process Engineer will collaborate with production maintenance and quality teams to ensure efficient operations and highquality standards are met in all finishing processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop implement and optimize finishing processes such as slitting blanking hot forming shaping edging coating buffing and painting
- Analyze and refine finishing stages to improve yield reduce waste enhance product quality and increase operational efficiency.
- Continuously monitor and optimize parameters for coating processes buffing and painting to maintain highquality surface finishes.
- Provide handson technical support to the production team troubleshooting and resolving issues.
- Work closely with the production and maintenance teams to ensure that finishing equipment is running optimally and downtime is minimized.
- Assist in creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all finishing processes ensuring consistency and high quality in production.
- Ensure that all finishing processes meet quality specifications and industry standards.
- Implement process control techniques such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor and maintain consistent quality and minimize variations in finished product characteristics.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering or a related field.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience specifically in aluminum finishing processes including slitting blanking hot forming shaping edging coating buffing and painting.
- Handson experience with roll forming slitting lines coating lines buffing/polishing machines and painting systems in an aluminum processing or manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with industryspecific finishing techniques such as anodizing powder coating and prepainted aluminum processing.
- Experience in troubleshooting and optimizing finishing processes to improve product quality reduce defects and increase production efficiency.
Why is This a Great Opportunity
- Opportunity to be part of an exciting startup with the potential for growth and leadership within the company.
- Play a key role in shaping and optimizing finishing processes at a new aluminum processing facility.
- Competitive salary and benefits package including health insurance retirement plans and performancebased bonuses.
- Guaranteed bonuses first 3 years