Technical Service Specialist

3M HEALTHCARE; Windsor; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Axalta is seeking a Technical Service Specialist to support a high-volume customer in the commercial vehicle segment. The role is onsite in Windsor, Ontario, with responsibilities spanning day-to-day paint-related tasks and collaboration with manufacturing and engineering teams.

The candidate should have a High School diploma (Engineering/Technical degree preferred) and 3+ years of paint application experience. Travel up to 15% is required, and benefits include health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Engineering/Technical field degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years paint application/manufacturing experience is favorable.
• Experience with automotive coatings and painting equipment is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, with ability to work in fast-paced manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support relationships with manufacturing and engineering at customer sites.
• Maintain communication on daily projects and line issues.
• Provide technical direction on product lines and paint processes.
• Assist with data collection: viscosity, temperature, appearance, and film build.
• Support inventory, paint consumption, and ordering.
• Prepare monthly plant quality reports for customers.

Skills

Communication

MS Office

Multi-project handling

Customer-facing

Education

High School diploma/GED

Engineering/Technical degree preferred

Tools

Automotive painting equipment

Wave Scan data collection

Job description

OUR COMPANYAxalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by constantly investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers" products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Job Summary

The Technical Service Specialist role is to support and solidify long-term retention of an existing high-volume customer in the commercial vehicle segment. This role will be onsite at the customer location, and primary responsibilities include day-to-day management of various paint-related duties listed in the job responsibilities below.

Work Location

This role requires an onsite presence in Windsor, ON and is not eligible for relocation.

Expected Compensation

We consider an individuals qualifications, skillset, and experience to determine final salary. This role is eligible for benefits such as health insurance and paid time off. The expected compensation range for this position is $65,000 - $70,000 - $80,000 CAD annually. The actual offer will be at the company s sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate s qualifications, years of experience, skillset, and geographic location.

Key Responsibilities

• Support relationships with both manufacturing and engineering at customer sites.
• Maintain key communication regarding daily projects and line issues.
• Provide technical direction and assistance to customers on the use of product lines.
• Possess working knowledge of paint technologies.
• Respond to questions and concerns regarding product lines and general operations.
• Troubleshoot & resolve painting issues and problems by providing recommendations on issues related to product, application, inventory and general paint process.
• Assist customer to overcome line problems.
• Gather data and material samples for analysis, testing and reporting.
• Assist with daily paint consumption, invoices, inventory, and paint ordering.
• Communicate data collection including (but not limited to): Viscosity and Temperature data, appearance data using Wave Scan and film build collection devices.
• Collect and understand how to analysis the data.
• Regularly report data collection results summary internally and to the customer if required.
• Notify appropriate parties if data reveals results outside of expectations.
• Support monthly plant quality reports for customers.
• Make recommendations regarding specification ranges (i.e. viscosity) and quality ranges (i.e. appearance limits, color tolerances).
• Assist with customer demand forecast, on-site inventory and product orders.
• Support customer projects (LWRs) and test requests.
• Follow up with chemist for all details.
• Review and understand results.
• If requested, report out results with customer.
• Build relationships at all levels, help team deliver value.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED required.
• Additional education/college degree in Engineering/Technical field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years paint application and/or manufacturing experience is favorable.
• Automotive coatings industry alignment a plus.
• Additional experience with automotive painting equipment is highly preferred.
• The ideal candidate must have an understanding of technical (lab, research, etc.) principles and practices, as well as a general understanding of chemical handling and PSM (Process Safety Management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills is required.
• The ideal candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while handling multiple projects at any given time.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required.

Travel required: up to 15% (development/growth training, training of other employees and coverage at other locations).

This is an active opening for which we are recruiting to fill immediately.

Our Company

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by constantly investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers" products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles. Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We have recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.