**Job Title: Coating Technician** **Job Description** The Coating Technician will be responsible for various steps in the electrode manufacturing process to create high-quality anode and cathode electrodes. The technician will primarily oversee the electrode coating processes, including machine start-up, loading the machine with coating mixture, troubleshooting process issues, conducting in-process quality checks, ensuring finished product quality, and maintaining documentation. Eventually, this person will become a subject matter expert in the roll-to-roll process of slot die coating. **Responsibilities** + Understand process capabilities through design of experiment and data analysis. + Develop and optimize process conditions for new materials, recipes, and designs. + Lead new process development from validation at pilot scales to scale-up in mass production. + Drive a multi-functional team to solve technically complex problems using first principles and data-driven methodologies. + Operate and troubleshoot the coating machine. + Conduct quality checks on in-process and finished products. + Document all processes and outcomes accurately. **Essential Skills** + Machine operating experience in a manufacturing environment. + Experience troubleshooting automated machines. + Responsibility for in-process and finished product quality in manufacturing. + Ability to stand on feet all day. + Ability to lift 50 lbs and bend, squat, lift as needed. + Steel-toed shoes. **Shift & Pay** + ,1st shift: Monday to Friday - 8 am to 4 pm. + $21-24 based on experience **Why Work Here?** This role offers tremendous learning and growth opportunities. The company is in the R&D stage, providing a dynamic and problem-solving environment similar to a startup. There is potential for significant growth, with plans to expand from 40 to over 200 employees within the next 24 months. **Work Environment** The work environment is very clean to meet battery manufacturing requirements. The coating area, although the dirtiest due to the coating material, is still very clean. The facility is temperature controlled, though some areas may reach up to 75 degrees in the summer. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.