Job Description
Job Overview:
Job Description
Cabinetworks Group is seeking a highly motivated and technically driven professional to oversee and support a large-scale paint and stain finishing system at our Waconia, MN cabinet manufacturing facility. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on spray finishing experience who is looking to grow beyond day-to-day application work and apply technical, process-focused skills in a manufacturing environment.
The ideal candidate has completed—or is actively pursuing—formal education in Engineering Technology, Process Engineering Technology, skilled trades, or a related associate degree. Comfort working on the manufacturing floor and a genuine interest in wood manufacturing processes are essential for success in this role.
Position Summary
The Finishing & Coating Process Specialist will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing cabinet finishing and coating operations to ensure high-quality results that meet customer specifications. With 2–4 years of relevant experience, you will collaborate closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to support end-to-end execution of painting and finishing processes.
This role focuses on process improvement, problem-solving, feasibility analysis, and supplier collaboration, while ensuring safety, efficiency, and consistent quality across all production runs.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent experience in a similar role.
- Familiarity with finishing equipment and technologies such as spray booths, HVLP systems, and automated painting systems.
- Proven experience with process optimization and quality control methodologies.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
Desired Qualifications and skills
- 2+ years of technical or engineering-related experience supporting finishing and painting processes in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Exposure to environmental and systems controls, such as ISO 14001.
- Strong expertise in surface preparation, coating application techniques, and curing methods for cabinet finishes.
- In-depth knowledge of coating systems, including solvent-based, water-based, and powder coatings.
Salary range starting at $100k
Shift
Shift 1 (United States of America)Full or Part Time
Full timeCabinetworks Group (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
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