Manufacturing Engineer I

The associate will be responsible for managing and improving operations in the Paint Shop and Shell Department. This role requires expertise in coating processes, chemical management, and lean manufacturing practices to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production aligned with organizational goals.

Major Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes using Lean tools and methodologies such as Line Balancing, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), TPM, waste elimination, Kaizen, and Gemba activities.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Paint Shop and Shell Department, ensuring effective production planning and component availability to meet ASCP requirements.
• Lead and manage powder coating and liquid coating processes, including pretreatment (PT) lines, chemical control, tank maintenance, DM plant operations, laboratory testing, and coating solution management.
• Analyze manufacturing workflows to identify opportunities for improvement in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Manage shop-floor manpower and production controls, including HIRAC, CJSA, SQDC, hourly production monitoring, 6S implementation, Kaizen execution, OEE improvement, and inventory control.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards, with emphasis on hazardous chemical handling, operator safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Strengthen safety culture through engineering controls, risk mitigation, and structured safety training programs.
• Execute effective resource planning across Man, Machine, and Method to optimize efficiency, capacity utilization, and cost performance.
  
  

Other Key Responsibilities

• ERP Oracle application usage and reporting
• Team management and development
• ISO audits and compliance adherence
  
  

Required Education, Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma / Degree in Chemical Engineering
• 5–6 years of experience in Paint Shop operations
  
  

Certifications

• As required by role or regulatory standards
  
  

Additional Information

• Travel Requirement: Up to 20%
• Languages: English, Hindi
  
  

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.