Eng, System Paint

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General Job Duties:

• To exhibit an objective, fair and professional attitude that exemplifies the principles outlined in The Magna Employee’s Charter to maintain a positive and productive workplace.
• To exhibit a fair and consistent management approach that follows the principles outlined in The Magna Employee’s Charter to ensure a satisfied and productive employee workplace.
• To exhibit teamwork skills and actively participate in team activities in a positive working environment.
• To demonstrate problem solving skills in a work environment that is striving for continuous improvement.

• To identify growth and developmental opportunities and on-going training needs of personnel that will provide for an overall positive working environment.
• To persuade and support the following of Company policies and business objectives in the daily management of the operations of the Company.
• To meet and maintain all customer quality standards as well as the standards of Decostar.

Specific Job Duties:

• To perform regular workplace inspections, conducting safety talks, staff meetings, tail gate meetings, being involved in the accident/incident investigation program, training new employees, correcting unsafe acts or conditions, correct or commend health and safety performance and conducting performance appraisals for workers’ safety performance.
•  Always use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to set good workplace standards and ensure all employees maintain those standards.
• Know and maintain the safety rules for Decostar Industries.
• Have knowledge of general workplace health and safety in regards to the general public and visitors to Decostar.
•  Recommend equipment improvements, or manufacturing methods, which would result in improved quality, reliability, or greater efficiency.
• Coordinate all mechanical/electrical system modifications with external vendors, paint maintenance personnel and facility engineers.
• Own, troubleshoot, modify, and optimize PLC/HMI control systems.
• Organize and maintain all system documentation (i.e. mechanical/electrical drawings, software documentation and backups, equipment configuration parameters).
• Maintain PLC/HMI software standards, backups, version control, change logs and disaster-recovery procedures.
• Maintain documented change control for PLC, HMI, and system modifications, including validation of changes prior to release to production.
• Diagnose controls-related downtime and implement permanent corrective actions using structured root-cause analysis.
• Outline maintenance practices for paint application automated systems.
• Develop and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance requirements for automated systems.
•  Identify critical spare parts and obsolescence risks for automation and controls equipment.
• Design and implement software, electrical and mechanical automated system enhancements.
• Support and assist maintenance personnel with diagnosing software, controls, and electrical system problems.
• Identify, justify, implement and support capital projects. This includes lending design specification and implementation support to other members of the engineering staff.
• Design, implement and support all HMI hardware and software for automated systems.
• Maintains a clean and safe work area.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Must have 2 years of experience in the following: Robot control – specifically Fanuc robots – preferably knowledgeable in Karel language – working experience with Paint Tool and PDT programming, Allen Bradley PLC’s – including PLC5, SLC and Micro processors.  Prefer experience in 1K and 2K automated ratio/metering equipment and electrostatic paint application.
• Must have good problem solving skills.
• Experienced in electrical and electronic controls.  Must be comfortable with control theory with emphasis on PID loops.
• Computer networking software and hardware skills desirable.
• Software programming skills using either Visual Basic, C++ or another language required.
• Project management skills are necessary.
• AutoCAD experience is necessary.
• Must work well with others.  Must have good communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Must have good math skills including SPC background.
• Ability to read/interpret drawings (customer parts, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and facility).

Education:

• Required - Bachelor’s Degree in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering required.  In special cases where past performance demonstrates proficiency in the ability to perform the duties stated above, as well as having an associate’s degree in robotic technology and 4 years of automated paint systems experience, an exception may be made.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to meet the physical demands as defined by the current production requirements of Decostar.
• This position requires a person to have the ability to perform work while standing or walking a minimum of eight (8) hours a day and manage stairs on an occasional basis.  Lifting up to15 pounds on a frequent basis, up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis, and manage assisted lifting of up to 75 pounds on an infrequent basis is also required.  Must be able to perform work that is below the knees and above the shoulders on an occasional basis.  This position also requires a person to be capable of performing sustained motion for a minimum of eight (8) hours a day and capable of repetitive motion for up to four (4) hours.  Good vision at a close distance is required. 
• Use of PPE including respirators and following the appropriate safety precautions may be required.

Decostar Training Requirements

• You will receive training to perform your job on an on-going basis concurrent with Decostar business operations. Training areas will include safety, quality, continuous improvement and other job specific training that is determined to be an essential part of your job and Decostar business operations.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.