Job Description

IN-PROCESS CONTROL-PAINT (IPC) ENGINEER

QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

Direct Hire salaried role with Premium-Free benefits

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Subaru of Indiana Automotive is in Lafayette, Indiana and we employ 6500+ Associates, both production and administrative, all under one roof. SIA is the safest automotive manufacturing plant in the United States and is a frontrunner in environmental conservation being the first Zero-Landfill automotive manufacturing plant in North America. We are proud to offer premium-free health, vision, and dental insurance to our Associates as well as highly competitive introductory wage.

OUTLINE OF DUTIES:

·        Lead and/or support continuous improvement activities to improve spray both processes, electro-deposition process outputs i.e., film thickness, appearance, and color matching.

·        Support and/or lead cross functional problem-solving activities interfacing with Paint Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering and Paint Vendors to determine root cause analysis of any paint quality concerns.

·        Interpret color, appearance quality, and film thickness using sampling data and visual inspection.

·        Verification of process changes to ensure quality meets Subaru Technical Standards.

·        Actively pursue new ways of analyzing and communicating data to improve quality.

·        Create and maintain project schedules.

·        Actively participate in cross-functional teams to recommend and countermeasure plant-wide issues.

·        Evaluate all paint manufacturing processes and develop work instructions based off engineering drawings.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Bachelor's degree in technical field (i.e., Industrial, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering/Technology) or a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.

·        Knowledge in basic statistics and statistical process control.

·        Demonstrated past experience using data to solve complex problems.

·        Ability to communicate complex/detailed information to a wide/general audience.

·        Motivated to implement change management processes (PDCA).

·        Possess strong analytical troubleshooting skills.

·        Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel/VBA and Microsoft Office Suite.

·        Excellent team-building and interpersonal skills.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally a paint/coatings application and/or a quality-related role

·        Previous chemistry/lab experience - optical microscopy, FTIR, and physical property testing.

SUBARU OF INDIANA AUTOMOTIVE, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO EMPLOYING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE.

Company Description

Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) has 6400+ employees at this location and builds the Subaru vehicles seen on US roads: Outback, Legacy, Impreza, and the 3 row SUV, Ascent.