Manufacturing Engineer (Paint)

About the role

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED and valued. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality. This is hands-on technical work involving the robotic painting and manufacture of injection molded plastic parts for automotive interior trim. Provide technical support and leadership to manufacturing production teams with a focus on operational excellence each and every day. Travel Requirements: This position typically does require less than 5% travel.

Responsibilities

• Developing efficient and robust programs using 6 axis paint robots (ABB or Fanuc) to meet customer specs, maximize paint transfer efficiency, and maximize production throughput.
• Developing paint processes for 1K and 2K waterborne and solvent borne paint systems using automatic spray gun applicators.
• Working with external suppliers to develop paint racks that present parts to the robots in a manner that allows for optimum paint coverage while minimizing cycle time and paint waste.
• Evaluating paint rack designs to ensure parts can be loaded and unloaded efficiently while ensuring operators are able to work safely and ergonomically.
• Working with paint suppliers to ensure their products allow us to meet our customer’s requirements for dry film thickness, color, and gloss.
• Working with packaging suppliers to develop internal WIP packaging that ensures safe, defect-free transportation to subsequent operations.
• Writing standardized work instructions that are used to ensure that all operators perform tasks utilizing best practices each and every time the task is performed.
• Analyze paint usage and cycle times to ensure that we will be