Engineer - Paint Materials, Contingent Worker (1514503)

About the role

Magnit Direct Sourcing on behalf of Toyota is hiring an Engineer - Paint Materials for a temporary assignment in Georgetown, Kentucky. This is a 12‑month contract. This role will support the Paint department’s objective to be a global leader in new material development and move towards plant of the future initiatives to ensure flexibility and competitiveness. The primary responsibility of this Paint Materials Engineer is to evaluate and manage new model color paint trials, new material technologies, and support current production initiatives to reduce material cost and improve material performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead new color & material introductions to all facilities (body & resin paint) from lab workability through online testing and production approval, including trial planning, quality evaluations, and direction setting recommendations – primary focus on paint & resin shops.
• Establish process controls and parameters (RJ) for new materials/technologies and gain one‑voice among cross‑functional teams
• Lead materials‑related problem solving across multiple divisions; applying TBP methods to identify root‑cause and countermeasures
• Support and assess CPU and Environmental impacts of new materials; quantify cost/benefit and lead decision‑making with stakeholders
• Support Paint department Hoshin objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, etc.
• Proficient summarizing data and creating charts in Excel, building presentations in PowerPoint.
• Experience leading multiple projects that required coordination with people outside your immediate team (other departments, vendors or external groups).
• Experienced in analyzing data to identify the true root cause of a problem in addition to implementing countermeasures.
• Experience creating and presenting reports to multiple levels of management.
• 1+ year evaluating color and appearance of painted surfaces.
• 1+ years of experience in paint lab doing workability evaluations
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods to support projects.
• Ability to travel (up to 30%) to support NAMC competitiveness.
• TBP completed through panel
• Served as SME or internal auditor for North American QR/QS/QH process
• Project experience within Paint Pilot function
• Basic Japanese language skills
• Basic Spanish language skills

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K

Pay

$50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Schedule

9 AM to 5 PM