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Job Description Team Leader Paint Quality
Job Summary: The Paint Quality Team Leader is responsible for overseeing and leading a team of paint quality inspectors and technicians to ensure that all painted products meet established quality standards specifications and customer requirements. This role involves implementing monitoring and maintaining paint quality control processes identifying and resolving paint-related quality issues and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the paint shop or painting process. The Team Leader will also be responsible for team development training and performance management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership & Management:
- Lead mentor and supervise a team of paint quality inspectors and technicians.
- Assign tasks set priorities and ensure efficient workflow within the paint quality team.
- Provide constructive feedback and identify training needs for team members.
- Foster a positive and collaborative team environment.
- Ensure adherence to safety protocols and company policies.
- Quality Assurance & Control:
- Develop implement and maintain paint quality inspection procedures and standards.
- Oversee and conduct visual inspections and measurements of painted surfaces for defects (e.g. runs sags orange peel fisheyes inclusions poor adhesion colour variation dry film thickness).
- Utilize and calibrate paint testing equipment (e.g. gloss meters spectrophotometers adhesion testers thickness gauges).
- Ensure all painted products conform to design specifications customer requirements and industry standards (e.g. ISO & CAT standards).
- Monitor and control critical paint process parameters (e.g. temperature humidity curing times spray gun settings).
- Identify document and report non-conforming paint issues.
- Initiate and follow up on corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) for paint quality defects.
- Participate in root cause analysis for recurring paint quality problems.
- Process Improvement:
- Collaborate with production engineering and Manufacturing Engineering teams to optimize paint processes and reduce defects.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in paint application curing and inspection methods.
- Implement lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to enhance paint quality and efficiency.
- Conduct trials and evaluate new paint materials or application techniques.
- Documentation & Reporting:
- Maintain accurate and detailed records of paint quality inspections test results and non-conformances.
- Generate regular reports on paint quality performance trends and key metrics.
- Prepare and present quality data to management and relevant stakeholders.
- Training & Development:
- Provide training to team members on paint quality standards inspection techniques and the use of testing equipment.
- Stay updated on new paint technologies quality methodologies and industry best practices.
- Customer & Supplier Interaction:
- May interact with customers to understand their paint quality requirements and address concerns.
- May collaborate with paint suppliers to resolve material-related quality issues.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Diploma (Mechanical Chemical Industrial or Materials) Coatings Technology or a related technical field. Equivalent practical experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in paint quality control paint application or a related field within a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience in a team leadership or supervisory role.
- Technical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of various paint types application methods (e.g. spray powder coating electrocoating) and curing processes.
- Proficiency in using paint inspection and testing equipment (e.g. gloss meters colorimeters dry film thickness gauges adhesion testers impact testers).
- Strong understanding of quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001).
- Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and other quality improvement methodologies.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings specifications and quality standards.
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint).
Posting Dates:
July 3 2025 - July 10 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
