Paint Shop - Quality Senior Engineer

Job Title

Paint Shop Quality Engineer

Department :Quality

Location : Sanand , Gujrat

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To ensure defect-free painted components by establishing robust paint shop processes, maintaining process controls, and ensuring compliance with automotive quality standards and customer-specific requirements.

Technical / Functional Knowledge & Skills Required

Paint Shop Process Knowledge

• Strong understanding of end-to-endpaint shop processes, including:
  
• Pretreatment
  
• Phosphating
  
• ED / EDC (E-coat)
  
• Primer, Base Coat, Clear Coat
  
• Knowledge of paint chemistry, including:
  
• Solvent-based coatings
  
• Water-based coatings
  
• Powder coatings
  
• Awareness of curing methods and parameters, such as:
  
• Oven curing
  
• IR curing
  

Quality & Defect Analysis

• In-depth understanding of paint defects, their causes, and remedies, including:
  
• Runs, sags
  
• Orange peel
  
• Pinholes, craters
  
• Blistering, peeling
  
• Poor adhesion
  
• Colour mismatch
  
• Ability to analyze defects using structured problem-solving tools.
  

Automotive Quality Systems

• Knowledge of automotive quality standards:
  
• IATF 16949
  
• ISO 9001
  
• Familiarity with OEM/customer-specific paint quality requirements
  
• Understanding of APQP, PPAP, SPC, and Measurement Systems (MSA)
  
• Ability to prepare, review, and maintain:
  
• Control Plans
  
• PFMEA
  
• SOPs
  
• Work Instructions
  

Audit & Compliance

• Knowledge of audit processes, including:
  
• Internal audits
  
• Customer audits
  

Tools & Systems

• Working knowledge of SAP
  
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint for data analysis, reporting, and presentations
  

Key Deliverables / Accountabilities

• Ensure defect-free painted parts meeting customer and internal quality standards
  
• Maintain paint appearance, color, gloss, and Dry Film Thickness (DFT) within specified limits
  
• Prevent paint defects and minimize rejections, rework, and scrap
  
• Achieve first-time-right quality from the paint line
  
• Establish and maintain process control points for all paint shop operations
  
• Ensure strict adherence to Control Plans, SOPs, and Work Instructions
  
• Monitor and control critical paint parameters, including:
  
• Temperature
  
• Humidity
  
• Viscosity
  
• Curing conditions
  

Ensure ongoing compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements

How to Apply

Interested candidates can share their CV at:

trainee_aapathak@endurance.co.in