Supervisor FRP & Painting

Role & responsibilities

A. FRP Operations

• Supervise daily FRP production activities, including surface preparation, lamination, resin application, curing, finishing, and final inspection.
• Ensure proper mixing and application of resin, hardener, gelcoat, and other FRP materials as per approved process specifications.
• Monitor FRP surface quality and identify defects such as bubbles, pinholes, cracks, uneven surfaces, delamination, and poor finishing.
• Ensure proper curing time and maintain process discipline to achieve consistent product quality.
• Coordinate with the Quality Control team for inspection, rejection analysis, and corrective actions.
• Minimize material wastage and rework by ensuring adherence to approved production processes.

B. Painting Operations

• Supervise surface preparation, sanding, cleaning, masking, primer application, paint application, and final finishing.
• Ensure correct paint-to-hardener mixing ratios, thinner usage, and drying/curing times as per technical specifications.
• Monitor painting quality, colour matching, shade consistency, surface finish, and coating thickness wherever specified.
• Identify and control defects such as paint bubbles, peeling, sagging, orange peel, uneven coating, scratches, and improper drying.
• Ensure proper handling and storage of paints, hardeners, thinners, and other consumables.
• Coordinate with the Quality team for inspection and approval before the products move to the next production stage.

C. Manpower and Production Planning

• Allocate daily work to operators and helpers according to production priorities.
• Monitor attendance, productivity, work progress, and manpower utilization.
• Ensure completion of daily and monthly production targets within the planned timeline.
• Coordinate with Production, Planning, Stores, Purchase, and Quality teams to ensure material availability and timely execution.
• Provide on-the-job training to operators and helpers to improve productivity, workmanship, and quality.

D. Quality Control and Process Improvement

• Maintain process quality in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, work instructions, and quality standards.
• Record and analyse rejection, rework, material consumption, and production output.
• Investigate recurring quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions in coordination with the Quality team.
• Maintain proper records of daily production, inspection, material usage, and rejection.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, improve productivity, and control manufacturing costs.

E. Safety and Housekeeping

• Ensure the use of appropriate PPE, including gloves, safety shoes, eye protection, and respiratory protection where required.
• Ensure safe handling of resins, chemicals, paints, hardeners, and thinners in accordance with safety instructions.
• Maintain proper ventilation, housekeeping, and safe storage of flammable materials.
• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures and report unsafe conditions or incidents promptly.

Preferred candidate profile

• Practical knowledge of FRP manufacturing, lamination, curing, sanding, and finishing processes.
• Knowledge of industrial painting processes, surface preparation, primer application, and final coating.
• Understanding of paint mixing ratios, drying time, curing requirements, and coating defects.
• Ability to identify FRP and painting defects and coordinate corrective actions.
• Knowledge of production planning, manpower handling, material consumption, and quality documentation.
• Basic computer skills for maintaining production reports and records.
• Preferred experience: 35 years in FRP and industrial painting operations.
• Experience supervising shop-floor operators and helpers.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing, equipment fabrication, water purifier manufacturing, or similar industries will be an advantage.