Production Engineer, Paint and Organic Coating Processes, Grenaa

Are you passionate about chemistry, surface science, and process engineering?
We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes. We continue to evolve our advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry to deliver real-world solutions that matter to the security of people on land, at sea and in the air.
Terma Aerostructures A/S is at the leading edge of manufacturing composite and metal aircraft parts for military and defense, including components for the world's most advanced fighter jet, the F-35. Our global success relies on passionate and skilled engineers and scientists. Therefore, we are looking for a Production Engineer to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.
Your role as part of the team
As our new Production Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the stability, quality, and optimization of our organic coating processes for both composite- and metal parts. Your daily tasks will vary, and you will be close to the production of our parts every day. Success in this role will require a solid technical foundation as well as the ability to collaborate across the organization. Your work will carry significant responsibility and have a substantial impact on civil security and military safety.
Your role involves the day-to-day ownership of our organic coating processes, ensuring that what we do on the floor is what has been specified, and improving the processes in terms of yield, flow, and cost. You will work with epoxy- and polyurethane-based paints, the consumable chemicals used in the area such as solvents for surface cleaning, and the surface treatment steps preceding the coating.
Daily activities include spending time on the production floor, where you will oversee and discuss production processes with our skilled production personnel, and conducting desk work e.g., updating process instructions, performing root cause analysis, analyzing process data, and driving improvement projects.
In our team, we take pride in developing people and technology. You will become part of the Production Engineering team within Manufacturing Engineering, working alongside engineers responsible for the various manufacturing processes on our production floor. Each engineer owns a dedicated area of responsibility, while the team works closely together with a shared mindset that every challenge is a team responsibility. We collaborate with stakeholders across the organization and support a broad range of activities, creating a dynamic and engaging work environment. At the same time, we value work-life balance and offer flexibility within a role that requires a strong presence close to production.
Technical skills matter, but your mindset matters even more. If you consider yourself curious about how things work, motivated by solving technical challenges, and comfortable collaborating with colleagues across functions, while maintaining a structured and hands-on approach, you could be a great addition to our team.
How you will make a meaningful contribution
In this role, you will contribute to a range of tasks across your area of responsibility. Your key responsibilities include:
Own and maintain process instructions for the coating area
Implement customer requirements in production
Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and lead root cause analysis together with Quality and Production
Monitor and improve process performance, First Pass Yield and flow
Ensure material and process compliance
Support internal and external process audits
This role is vital to Terma Aerostructures A/S, ensuring the continued production of high-tech aircraft parts. You will face technical and organizational challenges, with robust support from your colleagues and dedicated resources for your continuous professional development.
Bring your expertise into play
To thrive in this role, we imagine that you bring some of the following qualifications:
Technical education within science or engineering, with emphasis on chemistry (e.g., MSc. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Materials Engineering/Science)
Experience within surface chemistry, coatings, paints or related manufacturing processes
Experience with structured problem solving and root cause analysis
Experience working with technical requirements and compliance