FINISHING ENGINEER

American Appliance Products is a division of SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC which is a growing multinational supplier to the global appliance OEMs. With more than 70 years of expertise and innovation, we design and sell components and systems to the residential appliance industry (refrigeration, cooking, laundry), commercial refrigeration, HVAC, retail display and home/office organizational markets. More information is available on our website https://www.sswtechnologies.com/

Job description

The Onsite Chemical Engineer will be responsible the entire process, props, service equipment and peripheral finishing equipment as well as the implementation of production for electrolytic and non-electrolytic finishing operations in manual and/or automatic modes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Train process operators in the use of systems including plating & painting, computational controllers as well as Maintenance of processes and everything related to the production of products within specification
• Development and authoring of documentation in compliance with SSW QMS (Referenced: ISO/TS, VDA or any other applicable) supporting all chemical processes including plating, painting, water treatment, laboratory and re-working operations.
• Development and implementation of programs and work instructions for chemical analysis, chemical maintenance, start-up, shutdown and routine operations.
• Development and implementation of the maintenance plan for the hardware systems such as anodic recovery, filtration, optimization of the water treatment interface and general maintenance coordination with the Engineering Services/Maintenance departments.
• Maintain processes/systems of records, files, and supporting documentation.
• Other related and/or analogous.
• Follow the EHS and Quality Procedures that apply to you.
• Know and apply the EHS Policy and the Quality Policy.
• Participate in meetings and trainings as assigned.
• Perform any other activity that his/her position warrants or that is assigned by his/her immediate supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Technical Career / Technical Professional-4-year technical degree required (ideally chemical, chemistry, similar) or Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finishing areas or; Preferential in RO, DI and Water Treatment. Preferential in Powder Paint and/or Ecoat. Preferential in Zn and/or Ni plating.
• Strong understanding of chemical engineering principles, including thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and transport phenomena.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP preferably, ERP, Outlook, Truechem preferably
• Excellent skills team work and agility to Learn.
• Competencies required by the position; Troubleshooting, Functional Technical Skills, Continuous Improvement, Creativity, Planning and Time Management
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with colleagues across departments.
• Availability to travel between regions as needed.
• Bilingual preferred

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities