Summary
Zahid Group is seeking a Painting Supervisor for its ISM role in Jeddah. The supervisor will coordinate painters and oversee metal cleaning, chemical treatment, blasting, grinding, wet painting, and powder coating of fabricated components and finished products. Responsibilities include checking paint mixing and application, inspecting work quality, signing off specified test reports, maintaining equipment, and enforcing safety and housekeeping standards. Applicants should have a relevant technical diploma or certificate and 5–8 years of relevant experience, including supervisory experience; English is essential and Arabic is desirable.
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Job Summary
- Supervise metal cleaning, chemical treatment & blasting cleaning, grinding of fabricated components, finished products
- Supervise wet painting and powder coating operations of fabricated components and finished products
Key Accountabilities
- Organize and allocate work to painters
- Evaluate the paints for correct mixing and application
- Color tinting and mixing based on specification on production schedules .
- Ensure good quality by regular inspection of work in its various stages of progress
- Sign-off test reports for surface preparation, and other specified quality checks for painting
- Keep all painting tools and equipment's in excellent working condition by following manufacturer instructions for preventive maintenance
- Conduct daily/routine checks and report any major problem in paintshop, equipment's to maintenance supervisor
- Maintain good house-keeping standards throughout his section
- Implement company and safety rules at all times with regards to painting.
- Mentors promising performers to upgrade/improve their skills such as but not limited to painting, grinding, chemical treatment and blast cleaning.
Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude
- Educational Qualifications and Certifications: Diploma or technical certificate in industrial painting, coating, fabrication, mechanical, production, or a related technical field.
- Knowledge: Look after the Paintshop, ensure cleanliness and maintain good quality standards in all paint jobs
- Technical Skills: Ability to read job instructions, coating specifications, drawings, work orders, inspection requirements, and production schedules.
Strong supervision, manpower planning, defect identification, troubleshooting, reporting, shopfloor coordination, and team guidance skills. - Language Skills: Arabic is desirable. English is essential
- Experience: Minimum 5–8 years of relevant experience in industrial painting, blasting, coating, fabrication finishing, or manufacturing operations, including supervisory experience.
Key Interactions
- Key Internal Contacts: Paint / Consumable Suppliers - Supervisor/ Manager - Direct Reports
- Key External Contacts: Production Manager / Section Manager - Production / Fabrication Teams - Quality Control / Inspection - Maintenance / Stores / Planning - HSE Team
- Direct Reports: The Painters and the Trainees