.About KI Industries Inc.KI Industries, founded in 1964, specializes in the design and manufacture of decorative plastic and die cast components for the automotive and appliance industry. Our attention to aesthetics and technical expertise creates components that our customers know will provide their end consumers with a high-quality interface experience. Those elements, in combination with our outstanding customer service and passion for delivering high quality product, make KI a trusted leader in the decorative parts industry. KI Industries is headquartered in Berkeley, Illinois, USA; we also have a regionaloffice and production facilities in Asia and two manufacturing facilities in Querétaro, Mexico. Our wide global footprint provides extensive opportunity for growth and expansion. Across all our locations KI strives to find talented individuals who are highly motivated to work in a fast paced yet rewarding work environment. We seek creative, hard-working, and innovative personnel who will believe in the KI brand and the service & products we provide. For further information, please visit our website at www.Kiindustries.Com.About the JobAs a Paint Process Development Engineer at KI Industries Inc., you will lead and comprehensively optimize paint processes for engineering plastics, encompassing everything from defining methodologies and parameters to implementing advanced automation technologies.Main responsibilities / functions of the position:Manage, control, and promote department KPIs / objectives / goals and promote KI Mexico KPIs, ensuring that the objectives of the Integrated Management System are met, with a focus on processes and customers, as well as risk-based thinking.Develop and establish work methodologies, process parameters, and application techniques that ensure maximum efficiency and quality in painting engineering plastics.Design and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all painting equipment, ensuring optimal functioning and longevity.Coordinate with production and quality areas to ensure compliance with production schedules, maintaining the highest standards of quality and cost efficiency.Lead continuous improvement initiatives, identifying optimization opportunities in painting processes and implementing innovative solutions.Develop, coordinate, and monitor robot programs and automated systems at all stages of the painting process, ensuring their effective integration with manual processes.Establish and keep updated process parameter sheets and application techniques, incorporating industry best practices in painting engineering plastics.Monitor and analyze abnormal process conditions, developing proactive strategies for their prevention and correction.Collaborate closely with Engineering and project management areas to lead the implementation of new projects, ensuring a smooth transition from development to production