Senior Coating Engineer
⚡ Job Title: Coating Engineer
💼 Industry: Battery Tech
🌎 Location: Tennessee
💰 Salary: $115,000
⚡ Key Responsbilities
- Design & Development: Create and refine wet process PE lithium-ion battery separator coating processes and tooling for the facility’s new coating line.
- Collaboration: Partner with the Sr. Coating Development Engineer and the team in China to implement separator coating formulations into customer samples.
- Procedure Development: Establish coating run instructions and procedures for the Southern Virginia manufacturing facility in Berry Hill, VA.
- Troubleshooting: Identify causes and solutions for failed coating runs, and recommend equipment upgrades, modifications, and improvements.
- Documentation & Standards: Document production problem solutions, develop KPIs for coating and slitting processes, and write clear procedural methods for new equipment.
- Project Management: Ensure timely and professional completion of projects assigned by management. Support acceptance testing, qualification testing, and troubleshooting for assigned programs.Leadership: Provide leadership, direction, and training to support personnel. Set standards for productivity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Customer Interaction: Work with customers to resolve complex custom designs and technical issues.
- Quality Assurance: Learn, understand, and implement IATF 16949 quality system standards to ensure compliance.
⚡ Required Skills
- Technical Expertise: Familiarity with coating equipment technologies, including operation and theory. Experience with microgravure and spray coating technologies is preferred.
- Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to convey information appropriately to various internal and external audiences.
- Planning & Organizing: Capable of developing, adjusting, executing, and monitoring supply and production plans. Skilled in balancing priorities and managing production schedules to optimize workforce efficiency.
- Problem-Solving: Calm and professional in unforeseen situations, with the ability to adapt plans to resolve issues promptly.
⚡ Education & Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience.
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in an applicable Engineering or Science discipline.
- Preferably experienced in a production environment.
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