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Powder Coating Technical Specialist

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Overview

About F3 Metalworx F3 Metalworx, a leading sheet metal fabrication company, based in Erie, PA, is a single, one-stop resource for customers across industrial fabrication and powder coating markets.

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Responsibilities

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→Serve as the technical authority on the powder coating floor, spending the majority of your time directly on the line
→Evaluate existing processes and implement new ones to improve quality, efficiency, and flow across three powder lines, four ovens, and a batch booth
→Apply Lean/Six Sigma techniques to identify and eliminate bottlenecks and waste
→Diagnose and resolve coating defects, drawing on deep technical knowledge of chemical composition, oven time/temperature/speed, and application parameters
→Oversee the operation, cleaning, and maintenance of the automated application equipment, including Nordson powder coating systems
→Support both standard powder coating and specialty Teflon coating processes
→Partner closely with the Quality team to reduce customer escapes and drive toward zero-defect performance
→Coach, train, and mentor the team, building buy-in for new processes across the floor
→Use data and KPIs to monitor line performance and report gaps to leadership

Requirements

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10+ years of hands-on, career-track powder coating experience
Experience across multiple substrates (steel, galvanized, aluminum, stainless) and pretreatment chemistries
Experience across multiple powder chemistries and specialty finishes; Teflon coating knowledge preferred
Strong working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma methods, including process mapping
Comfortable diagnosing and resolving coating defects with minimal reliance on formal testing
Experience with automated application equipment (e.g., Nordson) strongly preferred
Job shop or high-mix production background preferred
Strong communicator who is comfortable training, coaching, and mentoring others
Proficiency with Microsoft Office/365 (Outlook, Excel, Teams); MIE Trak experience a plus