Finishing Process Engineer
On-sitePortland, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Serve as the technical authority for all surface finishing and polishing processes, developing and optimizing industrial operations including sprayed finishes, powder coating, and cleaning to ensure consistent quality and safety. Provide technical support to resolve coating and polishing issues while establishing process parameters, work instructions, and quality standards for incoming, in-process, and final inspection. Partner with Engineering, Product Development, and suppliers to qualify new finishes, lead equipment investments, and document procedures such as PFMEAs and control plans. Investigate finish-related quality issues using structured root cause analysis and ensure finishes remain manufacturable during new product introductions.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of industrial finishing, coatings, or surface finishing experience in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated expertise with industrial spray finishing processes
- Experience with single-component lacquers, catalyzed coating systems, and powder coating
- Experience developing or optimizing polishing processes using manual buffing wheels, belt polishing equipment, and associated cleaning operations
- Strong understanding of cosmetic quality standards and finish inspection methods
- Experience establishing process parameters, work instructions, and quality standards
- Experience troubleshooting coating and polishing defects
- Experience leading process improvement initiatives in manufacturing
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