Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings
Meet Our People
Introducing Pierre
Dr Pierre Sarrazin
R&D Team Manager
Grenoble, France
My favourite quote:
” Believe in your strength and your vision. Learn to repeat to yourself, “it all depends on me”
What I Do
Working conscientiously to manage the 7 people of the 2 teams that I’m in charge (Stellantis Development & Basecoat Research) to get new businesses and to improve our running products to avoid having claims coming from production plants or customer lines.
A Day In My Life
To Lead kick off & milestones meetings with Stellantis customer & NPAC technical assistance to prepare and follow efficiently pre-industrialization of new products on targeted production lines.
My advice
Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you.
Current Openings
Part of the Nippon Paint Group, founded over 140 years ago, NPAC was established in February 1971 and is a leading global paint manufacturer producing all automotive coatings, from electrocoat (e-coat) and primer to body basecoat and clearcoat for painting plastic bumpers and interior parts. With a diverse and highly dedicated workforce of 38,000 employees in the Group, 5,800 of whom are automotive specialists, we draw on our knowledge of the entire automotive painting process and our wealth of coating expertise. We have created a system that maximises the properties of each layer and paint film while creating synergies.
We aspire to reach high: Our goal is to become the leading supplier of automotive paints and coatings in the years to come.
With six locations in Europe and connections to our global partners, we are in a strong position to support European and global markets around the world. We understand the local needs of our customers in each market. Each of our businesses in all locations embraces diversity and works together to create a strong and unified global presence.
To support our team in the Czech Republic, we are looking for a full-time, permanent E-Coat Technician/Manager(m/f/d) to start immediately.
Responsibilities:
- Sample analysis - quality control of the E-Coat department, weekly analysis reports.
- Support E-Coat laboratory activities (Sample preparation, panel preparation).
- Supporting the activities of the E-Coat Technical team - mainly in the lab.
- Support QC team activities (Quality Control)
- Together with supervisor - support activities related to raw material price reduction
- Cooperation of E-Coat department with Japanese "Research & Development" team
- Together with supervisor - support on E-Coat customer line
Requirements:
- Education in chemical engineering or related field.
- Experience in E-coat management.
- Good knowledge of E-coat technologies and best practices
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
- English language at a communicative level
If you are a results-oriented individual who thrives in a challenging environment and is passionate about E-coat management, we would love to hear from you! Please send your resume for consideration.
Contact Person : Jana Cerna
Email : [email protected]
Job Features
Part of the Nippon Paint Group, founded over 140 years ago, NPAC was established in February 1971 and is a leading global paint manufacturer producing all automotive coatings, from electrocoat (e-coat...