Assistant Painting Manager (Chonburi Site)

Your tasks

Job Responsibilities Manage and control the spray painting process for plastic injection parts to achieve production targets, quality standards, and customer requirements.

Control and optimize painting processes, including surface preparation, paint mixing, spray parameters, drying/curing, and final inspection.

Monitor and troubleshoot painting machines, spray guns, automatic/robot painting systems, conveyors, ovens, and related equipment.

Analyze and resolve painting defects such as dust, orange peel, color variation, sagging, pinholes, poor adhesion, scratches, and uneven coating.

Control key process parameters such as mixing ratio, viscosity, spray pressure, film thickness, temperature, and curing conditions.

Monitor and improve productivity, yield, scrap, rework, downtime, and paint/material consumption.

Lead problem-solving and continuous improvement activities using 5 Why, Fishbone, 8D, Kaizen, and other quality tools.

Supervise and develop the Painting team, including manpower planning, work assignment, training, and performance monitoring.

Coordinate with Injection, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and other related departments to resolve production and quality issues.

Support new model/new project trials, process development, sample preparation, and mass production readiness.

Ensure proper handling, storage, and usage of paint, chemicals, and hazardous materials in compliance with safety and environmental requirements.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Production Manager or Management.

Requirements

1. Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Production, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
2. Minimum 5 years of experience in Spray Painting / Painting Process, preferably in a Plastic Injection Molding manufacturing environment.
3. Experience at Supervisor or Assistant Manager level with team management responsibilities.
4. Strong knowledge of plastic part painting processes, paint mixing, process parameters, and painting defect troubleshooting.
5. Hands-on experience with automatic spray painting or robot painting systems is highly preferred.
6. Good knowledge of production control, quality improvement, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
7. สามารถทำงานล่วงเวลาได้
8. Experience in Automotive, Electronics, or Plastic Components manufacturing is preferred.
9. Good leadership, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
10. Able to communicate in English is an advantage.