Job Summary

The Process Engineering Manager – Painting Operations is responsible for leading all engineering activities associated with powder coating, surface preparation, and finishing processes for sheet metal products, racks, cabinets, and enclosures. This role drives manufacturing excellence through process optimization, automation, quality improvement, capacity expansion, and cost reduction initiatives while ensuring compliance with customer specifications and industry standards.
The position oversees a team of Process Engineers and Technicians supporting high-mix, high-volume manufacturing environments and serves as the primary technical leader for painting operations, collaborating closely with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Operations teams
What a typical day looks like:
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Related Technical Discipline.
Proven Experience in manufacturing engineering experience within sheet metal fabrication, racks, enclosures, or related industries.
Engineering leadership experience.
Strong experience in powder coating, pretreatment systems, and finishing operations.
Proven track record leading continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
Powder Coating & Finishing Processes
Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Racks & Enclosures Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing
Six Sigma
SPC & DOE




PFMEA & Control Plans
Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
NPI & Product Industrialization
Automation & Robotics
CAPEX Management
Project Management
Preferred Background in Data Center Infrastructure Manufacturing, Server Racks and Cabinets, Telecom Enclosures, Sheet Metal Fabrication Operations, Automated Powder Coating Lines, Smart Factory / Industry 4.0 Deployments, Customer-facing manufacturing environments (Google, Microsoft, AWS, Cisco, etc.)
What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:
Competitive Salary.
Life & Medical insurance.
Christmas Bonus.
Food Coupons.
Saving Fund.
HS115
Job Category

Production Engineering Required Skills:
Optional Skills:
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📌 Process Engineering Manager – Painting Operations (Powder Coating) (Guadalajara)
🏢 899 FLEXTRONICS PLASTICS SA DE
📍 Guadalajara