Paint Technician, Automotive

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About the role

  • Automotive Paint Technician supporting Axalta’s coatings customers near Toronto. Troubleshooting paint processes, collecting quality data, and advising customer manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support relationships with management teams, procurement teams, and paint technicians at customer sites
  • Maintain key communication with sales and management
  • Provide technical direction and assistance to customers on product lines
  • Respond to questions and concerns regarding product lines and general operations
  • Troubleshoot and resolve painting issues related to product, application, inventory, and the general paint process
  • Assist customers in overcoming line problems
  • Gather data and material samples for analysis, testing, and reporting
  • Assist with daily paint consumption, invoices, inventory, and paint ordering
  • Collect viscosity, temperature, appearance, Wave Scan, and film build data
  • Analyze collected data and regularly report results internally and to customers when required
  • Notify appropriate parties when data falls outside expectations
  • Support monthly plant quality reports and recommend specification and quality ranges
  • Assist with customer demand forecasts, onsite inventory, and product orders
  • Support customer projects (LWRs) and test requests; coordinate with chemists and report results to customers when requested
  • Build relationships at all levels and help the team deliver value

Requirements

  • High School diploma/GED required
  • Additional education/college degree in Engineering/Technical field preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years paint application and/or manufacturing experience is mandatory
  • Automotive coatings industry alignment a plus
  • Additional experience with automotive painting equipment is highly preferred
  • Understanding of technical (lab, research, etc.) principles and practices
  • General understanding of chemical handling and PSM (Process Safety Management)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while handling multiple projects
  • Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 60%
  • Local presence in the Toronto, CAN surrounding area required
  • Not eligible for relocation or sponsorship

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Company vehicle
  • Paid time off
  • Fully remote work arrangement
  • Travel and development/growth training opportunities

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$65,000 - CA$95,000 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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