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FULL_TIME
2-5

Coating Process Engineer

4/15/2026

The Coating Process Engineer will optimize coating processes to meet quality and efficiency targets while driving waste reduction and continuous improvement. They will also manage process documentation, support maintenance activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on investment and product transfer projects.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
UPM is a material solutions company, renewing products and entire value chains with an extensive portfolio of renewable fibres, advanced materials, decarbonization solutions, and communication papers. Our performance in sustainability has been recognized by third parties, including EcoVadis and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. We operate globally and employ approximately 15,800 people worldwide, with annual sales of approximately €10.3 billion. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. 

 UPM – we renew the everyday.
About the Role

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Together we can renew the everyday, for a future beyond fossils! 

Learn more about us as a workplace upm.com/careers

We are now looking for a Coating Process Engineer. This position is located in Changshu, China.

What you will do

  • Provide the lean way to coach leaders and operators

  • Optimize and develop coating process to achieve the quantitative and qualitative targets

  • Ensure continuous improvement of product quality, waste reduction and efficiency

  • Arrange and conduct related training, promotion and communication to improve employee’s awareness and multi-skill

  • Participate in coating projects in co-operation with other functions, include products transfer between sites

  • Create process documentation in accordance with ISO requirements

  • Assist maintenance and keep machine in good shape

  • Assist investment project team in preparing, installing and commissioning

  • Work with the suppliers to continuously improve raw material quality

  • Participate in customer visits to assist in resolving customer complaints

Who you are

  • You have a bachelor's degree or above in engineering, or a related field

  • You have minimum of 2-3 years in depth experience and understanding of the manufacturing process

  • You have excellent interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills

  • You have expertise in continual improvement methodologies

  • You have good understanding of industrial practices

  • You are proficient in both written and spoken English and Chinese

This is what we offer for you.

  • Meaningful job: We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our personnel, the high quality of our products and the company's values.

  • Inspired and motivated teams: We have highly skilled professionals. We are a multifaceted, international organization that works as a team to achieve our shared objectives.

  • Development opportunities: With us you can build up your expertise. We provide opportunities to support your development throughout every stage of your career.

  • Responsibility for people and environment: Our ethical principles embrace people as well as the environment. We are always striving to build a more sustainable future.

Additional information

For support with submitting your application, please contact the HR Service Center at careers@upm.com

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Key Skills
Coating process optimizationLean manufacturingProcess documentationISO standardsWaste reductionContinuous improvementProject managementSupplier managementQuality controlInterpersonal skillsNegotiationConflict resolutionTrainingMachine maintenanceEnglish proficiencyChinese proficiency
Categories
EngineeringManufacturingEnvironmental & Sustainability
Benefits
Development opportunitiesInternational work environmentProfessional growth
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