Team Manager, Paint Automation
Core
Lead the Paint Automation team to maintain, optimize, and improve robotic painting systems and spray booths in automotive manufacturing.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Team Manager (Paint Automation)
Builds
Robotic painting systems, spray booths, and automated paint application processes for smart vehicles.
Domain
Automotive manufacturing / Industrial automation
Required skills
Six Sigma problem solving, SQDCPME policy deployment, automation equipment auditing, cost management for indirect materials, quality inspection management, prove-out process development, bottleneck analysis using FIS data, skilled trades repair direction, safety issue resolution, automation equipment operation, team leadership and training, automation reprogramming, paint appearance specification management, MTTR/MTBF improvement using MOS tools, weekend/downtime work planning, training plan development, procedure standardization.
Preferred skills
None stated.
Technologies
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), MOS tools, FIS data systems.
Responsibilities
Review, audit, and update PM activities for automation equipment; manage costs for indirect materials and robot covers; ensure quality inspections are performed and issues are addressed quickly; develop and implement prove-out processes for flawless startups; drive team to identify and break bottleneck issues using FIS data; direct, train, and validate skilled trades repairs of automation equipment; identify and resolve safety issues; operate automation equipment to meet environmental requirements; reprogram automation for engineering changes; meet paint appearance specifications; improve MTTR and MTBF; develop and execute weekend and downtime work plans; lead Paint Application VRT; identify requirements and develop training plans for automation tenders and skilled trades; standardize procedures across automation crews; establish a common future vision for spray booth operations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities.