Painting Process Engineer

About the role

Hitachi Energy's Transformer Business is looking for a Painting Process Engineer in Ramadan City, Egypt. The role drives innovation in painting and surface treatment processes for transformer tanks and enclosures, ensuring product quality, operational excellence and environmental compliance. It is a full-time, on-site position.

Key responsibilities

• Standardize, optimize and continuously improve painting and corrosion protection processes for transformer tanks and enclosures.
• Develop and maintain global manufacturing standards, equipment specifications and process best practices.
• Provide technical support to production teams, troubleshoot process and quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Optimize coating operations for safety, quality, productivity, asset utilization and cost efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, customer and industry standards for painting and corrosion protection.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and lower Cost of Poor Quality.
• Support CAPEX projects, including equipment selection, upgrades, relocation, commissioning and process validation.
• Promote automation, digitalization and advanced coating technologies, and work with suppliers and supplier quality teams.
• Maintain process documentation, SOPs, technical specifications and performance reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Materials Engineering or a related discipline.
• 2 to 6 years of experience in painting, surface treatment, corrosion protection or manufacturing environments.
• Experience implementing and optimizing manufacturing or process improvement initiatives.
• Fluent English and good communication skills.
• Professional certification in coating inspection (e.g., PCI Level II, NACE, FROSIO, AMPP, SSPC) preferred; inspection and QA experience is an advantage.

Required skills

• Surface preparation, industrial painting, coating application and corrosion protection processes.
• Process safety management, risk assessment and environmental compliance.
• Familiarity with national and international standards for corrosion protection and protective coatings.