Role summary
The Mix Room Technician is responsible for the precise preparation, mixing, handling, storage, and supply of automotive paint materials to support primer, basecoat, and clearcoat operations. The role ensures color accuracy, batch traceability, material availability, and compliance with OEM quality standards, while strictly adhering to automotive EHS, fire safety, and environmental requirements. This position is critical to achieving first-time-right quality, minimizing paint defects, and maintaining continuous production flow in the automotive paint shop.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, mix, and dispense automotive paints, primers, clearcoats, hardeners, and thinners in accordance with OEM-approved formulations, standard operating procedures, and production schedules
- Control and record critical paint parameters including viscosity, density, temperature, pot life, and shelf life
- Ensure correct labeling, batch identification, and full traceability of paint materials and mixes
- Operate, clean, and perform basic maintenance on Mix Room equipment such as mixers, agitators, pumps, filters, and dosing systems
- Supply paint materials to automated and manual spray booths on time to prevent line stoppages
- Monitor paint inventory levels, support FIFO practices, and coordinate with logistics for timely material replenishment
- Identify, segregate, and report expired, contaminated, or non-conforming paint materials
- Comply with all automotive EHS requirements related to flammable materials, hazardous chemicals, explosion prevention, ventilation, and waste management
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping (5S) within the Mix Room and associated storage areas
- Support quality audits, OEM assessments, and internal process reviews
- Work closely with Paint Engineers, Quality, and Production teams to troubleshoot color deviations, surface defects, or material-related issues
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to paint material utilization, cost reduction, and waste minimization