Job Ref: 214133934

Date: 2021-07-06 11:27:34

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Company Profile
A well-established OEM, whom are a global leader in the supply and manufacture with a global reach spanning across 40 countries.
Due to vast growth and business development, there is an opportunity in the business currently for Paint Technicians (Powder Coating) to join their team in Milton Keynes.

Job Profile
As the successful Paint Technician, you will experience working with in a warm, friendly and well organised and structured environment with an opportunity for continued personal growth and development and offered an excellent salary and bonuses package.
This will be a hands-on role – shot blasting, fully preparing and powder coating a range of chassis and ancillary components / materials.

Duties:

* Interpreting technical & safety data sheets to ensure:

* Correct coverage and gloss level achieved

* Correct mix of ratios of paints, thinners & hardeners are achieved

* Understanding spray gun functions & able to strip down clean and re-assemble

* Setting up spray guns and equipment to compensate for:

* Different type of surface (bare metal/ undercoat/rework)

* Different paint types & viscosities

* Spraying direct to bare metal from a provided set process, and to undercoat components to achieve ‘Right First Time’ results

* Powder Coating, achieving ‘Right First Time’ results

* Completing various planned Maintenance tasks on all Paint Spraying & Preparation equipment

* Achieving high quality standards on both small-jigged components to complex larger chassis’

* Maintain a clean environment within the department

* Use correct/defined consumables for preparation & sanding of metal & polymer components before paint application. Skilled in masking & reworking painted parts

* Booking on/off jobs, filling out timesheets, quality check sheets & labels correctly

* Identifying material surface defects on parts prior paint and repairing using adequate products

* Masking, final paint preparation, handling parts on and off paint runways.

* Moving of chassis parts in and out of powder booths ovens.

Skills & Experience:

* Experience in powder coat paint spraying to understand the effects of poor preparation and/or poor paint applications can have in terms of inconsistent film thickness, gloss levels, orange peel appearance & colour variations

* And/or Experience of powder coating within a manufacturing or car industry

* An appreciation of the Health & Safety hazards within a paint shop, specifically Isocyanates & flammable liquids

* Experienced in using & maintaining air fed respiratory equipment

* Experience of operating within a lean manufacturing / continuous improvement team environment

* Shot blasting experience beneficial

* Welding knowledge would be an added advantage, but not essential

* Ability to read, write and communicate at all levels in English

Hours:

* 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday

* Lots of overtime available during the week and weekends paid at x1.5hrs (weekdays and Saturday morning) and x2hrs (Sunday)

Benefits:

£5,000 p/year production & attendance bonus (earned weekly, paid monthly)
25 days holiday (increases with service), plus bank holidays
Health care scheme
Up to 5% matched contributory pension
Death in service / Life insurance

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