SummaryTo perform laboratory testing and quality control activities for metal manufacturing, sandblasting, pretreatment, and powder-coating operations, ensuring compliance with specifications, customer requirements, and quality standards while supporting continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- * Laboratory Testing and Coating Quality
- Conduct and record coating tests including DFT, gloss, adhesion, impact, flexibility, hardness, scratch resistance, and salt-spray testing.
- Perform hot-water immersion/boiling tests as required and evaluate results against specifications.
- Maintain traceability of test samples, accurate records, and laboratory reports.
- Ensure testing equipment is calibrated and maintained.
- Report non-conforming results and ensure affected products are controlled.
- Follow laboratory safety and chemical handling procedures.
- Sandblasting Parameters and Surface Inspection
- Monitor sandblasting parameters and inspect surfaces for cleanliness, contamination, defects, and required surface profile.
- Verify abrasive quality, compressed-air cleanliness, and compliance with surface preparation standards.
- Document findings and ensure corrective actions are completed before further processing.
- Pretreatment Process Monitoring
- Monitor pretreatment processes and chemical parameters including concentration, pH, conductivity, temperature, and rinse-water quality.
- Verify bath condition, cleaning effectiveness, and process controls.
- Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, and suppliers to resolve deviations and verify corrective actions.
- Powder-Coating & Painting Process Control
- Monitor powder application parameters, coating thickness, and curing conditions.
- Inspect coated products for adhesion, appearance, curing, colour, gloss, and thickness defects.
- Support in-process and final inspections and assist in root-cause analysis and corrective actions for coating issues.
- Quality Systems, Reporting and Improvement
- Maintain inspection, test, calibration, and non-conformance records.
- Conduct audits and support corrective/preventive actions using structured problem-solving tools.
- Monitor quality trends and support TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma initiatives to reduce defects and rework.
- Coordination and Team Responsibilities
- Plan daily laboratory activities and ensure timely completion of tests and reports.
- Guide quality personnel on approved procedures and safety requirements.
- Coordinate with internal departments and suppliers on quality-related matters.
- Escalate critical quality issues and provide timely management updates.
Candidate Requirements
- * 5–7 years of experience in laboratory testing, quality control, powder coating, metal manufacturing, or surface treatment operations.
- Knowledge of coating inspection and testing methods, sandblasting controls, pretreatment chemistry, and powder-coating processes.
- Ability to interpret test data, prepare reports, and use Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills with a focus on quality and safety.
