Paint Technician

Flex N Gate•Fowlerville, MI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Paint Technician is responsible for maintaining robotic paint processes, ensuring efficiency and first-time yield. This role involves driving continuous improvement, collaborating with supervisors and process engineers on changes, and participating in corrective action plans. The technician will evaluate and improve techniques to reduce downtime and extend equipment life, document all activities, and ensure compliance with company guidelines, union contracts, TS16949, ISO14001, and government regulations. Additionally, the role includes mentoring junior technicians, performing robot adjustments, and conducting preventative maintenance and repairs on robots and the paint system.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
Experience in a manufacturing environment that offered the opportunity to gain a well-rounded background in injection molding.
Knowledge of customer needs, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture.
Knowledge of paint processes and tooling, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Knowledge of paint viscosity in relationship to paint reduction with different types of reducing solvents.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production.
Skill in using computers, preferably in a G.U.I. or PC, Windows-based operating environment.
Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
Skill in supporting management in implementing short and long-term goals.
Ability to obtain the skills to track production OEE through measuring first time quality, utilization, and efficiency.
Ability to determine the kinds of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Ability to maintain processes, systems, and procedures within the paint department.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in written.
Ability to maintain systems necessary to collect, to maintain, and analyze data.
Ability to identify problems, and help implement solutions.
Ability to maintain processes that meet production targets and customer quality requirements.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to learn/gain knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Pass paint process technician amplitude test/manager evaluation showing skill and ability level

Responsibilities

Maintain robotic paint processes in the Paint department.
Maintain procedures and equipment to improve efficiency and first time yield capability.
Drive continuous improvement actions.
Work with Paint Supervisor and Process Engineer on process and engineering changes.
Participate in Corrective Action Plan development, implementation and follow-up as quality problems occur.
Evaluate and improve techniques to reduce downtime and improve the life of equipment.
Document all activities as required.
Provide support and maintain compliance with all company guidelines, union contracts, TS16949, ISO14001, and all applicable government regulations and standards.
Mentor junior paint process technicians with on the job training experience.
Perform robot adjustments as needed to improve quality of parts.
Perform PMs and repairs to robots and paint system as needed.