Technical Service Representative - Automotive Coatings

Report to the Optima Solutions Site Manager at Toyota Indiana facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Record daily inventory count at site, keep accurate recordings in the log sheets, estimate usages, foresee possible issues with inventory and expiration dates.

• Attend daily meetings with customers to provide feedback from data collected, and answer questions and provide recommendations as needed.

• Participate in meetings with internal PPG departments such as Technical, Commercial, Quality, Production, etc., to address projects, quality and/or technical issues, etc.

• Perform required tests for material and process systems, prepare technical reports and submit to Customer with conclusions and recommendations.

• Support the ongoing activities of onsite PPG customer team at automotive production facilities and communicate logically with initiative to understand customer concerns, collect data, take appropriate actions, and resolve problems.

• Provide resolution to customer inquiries, application process monitoring, mix-room supervisors, consignment inventory, material ordering, and hands-on support; followed by a written daily shift report.

• Use PPG digital tools (ETQ, SAM, Daily Dashboard as requested).

• Comply with all online and face to face training assignments.

• Support any special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Engineering diploma or equivalent.

• 3+ years field experience with various automotive industrial coating technologies including Ecoat, solvent/water base coat/clear coat systems.

• Experience with Ecoat/top coat OEM or TIER process, color evaluation, material adjustments.

• Continually work in a customer production environment, around automated equipment, and be able lift ~50 lbs. on a limited basis.

• Work well within a team environment to solve challenges.

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