Painting Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Review customer coating specifications, project requirements, and applicable standards such as ISO, SSPC, NACE, and ASTM during bidding.
• Prepare and review coating procedures, method statements, and work instructions, and support commercial operations to the field service teams in selecting and validating the suitable coating systems and surface preparation methods.
• Conduct qualification and competency assessments for abrasive blasters and painters in accordance with company and standard qualification procedures.
• Perform supplier audits to evaluate supplier capability in coating activities and ensure compliance with project specifications and quality requirements.
• Monitor blasting and painting activities through internal audits to ensure adherence to approved procedures.
• Review and verify Critical to Quality (CTQ) parameters recorded in Production Painting History Cards and supplier painting reports to ensure compliance with customer specifications.
• Conduct incoming inspection and verification of paint materials and abrasives to ensure compliance with approved technical data sheets and project specifications.
• Ensure proper storage conditions, shelf-life control, and traceability of coating materials.
• Maintain coating inspection records, batch traceability, and quality documentation to support client inspections, audits, and certification requirements.
• Provide coating-related technical guidance and training to painters, blasters, production personnel, and quality inspectors.
• Support suppliers and customers for coating-related technical matters.
• Investigate coating defects, failures, and NCRs related to surface preparation and painting activities, and support root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Provide quality observations and technical recommendations to prevent coating failures and improve process reliability.

Required Skills

• Good Communication Skills fluent in spoken English.
• Good Academic background.
• Good knowledge of surface preparation, painting systems, paint application methods, paint consumption calculation, and troubleshooting of painting-related issues.
• Ability to determine suitable surface preparation methods (blasting, grinding, chemical cleaning) as per specification and standards.
• Experience in inspection and testing of painting activities including DFT, surface profile, adhesion, and holiday testing.
• Knowledge of relevant standards such as ISO, SSPC, and NACE