Senior Coating Advisor

JOTUN; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Jotun Academy training

Career development opportunities

Inclusive company culture

Team events

Job summary

Jotun Saudia Co Ltd in Dammam seeks a Senior Coating Advisor to provide on-site technical support for painting inspections, ensuring compliance with specifications and customer satisfaction.

The role involves inspecting shipbuilding and offshore projects, reporting results, and maintaining accuracy with application guides. Requires a chemical/ corrosion background and AMPP/NACE CIP certifications; English fluency is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related field and 4–5 years of experience in performance coatings and shipyards.
• Professional certifications in protective coatings (AMPP/NACE CIP or equivalent).
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Inspect coating activities for shipbuilding, repair, offshore structures, vessels and marine tank linings, including surface preparation, environmental conditions, application, DFT, curing and final coating quality.
• Provide clear on-site instructions to clients and Jotun staff to ensure coating specifications are met.
• Inspect projects and work independently according to inspection plans and procedures to ensure product compliance.
• Prepare inspection reports and test results, documenting criteria met and recommending corrective actions.
• Carry out paint inspections for assigned projects and products (Tanklinings, Epoxy, SeaLion, Baltoflake, Chemflake, Inorganic Zinc Silicates, HPS) per Jotun HSE and procedures.

Skills

Coating inspection

On-site support

Shipbuilding

Corrosion control

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

AMPP CIP

NACE CIP

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE As a Senior Coating Advisor you will be responsible to provide professional technical advice to our customers by on-site support on paint application inspections and reporting and feedback product performance to local Technical Service Support to ensure that the coating specification is met the job is completed according to the contract and the customer s satisfaction and that information contained in the product s Application guide is correct This position is based in Dammam and reports to the Technical Services and Support Manager

Responsibilities

• Inspect coating activities for shipbuilding ship repair offshore structures vessels and marine tank linings including surface preparation environmental conditions application DFT- Dry film thickness curing and final coating quality
• Give clear instructions to clients and relevant Jotun staff on paint applications by working on-site with relevant client representatives to ensure the coating specification is met and in accordance with customer expectations
• Inspect specific projects assigned to you by your manager work independently following the Inspection test plans and working procedures to ensure that the product is applied in accordance with the specification
• Prepare relevant inspection reports test results by compiling data from inspections to document that the specification inspection criteria have been met including recommendations for corrective actions
• Carry out paint inspections of specific assigned projects and products services have been specified Tanklinings Epoxy SeaLion series Baltoflake Chemflake Inorganic Zinc Silicates HPS according to Jotun HSE Policies amp Application Procedure

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree Chemical Mechanical Chemistry Corrosion Engineering is preferable 4 to 5 years of relevant experience in performance coatings shipbuilding corrosion protection and industrial coating applications
• Professional certifications in protective coatings and corrosion control such as AMPP NACE Coating Inspector Program CIP FROSIO or equivalent qualifications
• Fluency in English both verbally and written

Location

• Dammam Saudi Arabia

Personal Qualities

• Acts on own initiative makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results Understands the organization s informal rules and structures and utilizes political processes effectively to get things done Uses a methodical and systematic approach plans ahead defines clear priorities and allocates resources effectively Quickly understands and analyzes complex issues and problems comes up with sound and rational judgments Demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in own area participates in continuous professional development Co-operates well with others shares knowledge experience and information supports others in the pursuit of team goals

We offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team proven by consistently high employee feedback scores
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self
• A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities

Position Information

• Company Jotun Saudia Co Ltd
• Contract Type Regular
• Time Type Full time
• CLOSING DATE dd mm yyyy 10 11 2026

WHO WE ARE

Jotun s story in the MEIA region Middle East India and Africa began in 1962 and has grown to include 18 legal entities committed to achieving success and growth of the Jotun Group Throughout our history we have focused on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work rewarding them through continued learning and development underpinned by our values of Loyalty Care Respect and Boldness Jotun Saudia Co Ltd established in 1984 is one of the key markets within the MEIA region With 2 production facilities 5 warehouses and more than 450 employees we aim to further strengthen Jotun s position in Saudi Arabia through ambitious market growth plans that focus on innovation efficiency and profitability Visit our Career Page to know more about life at Jotun Jotun s company culture welcomes and values differences in people Our more than 10 200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities four generations and diversity of professions gender abilities ethnicities beliefs cultures etc We are committed to represent the societies we operate in promoting equality equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination If you are applying to a position and require any additional support in the interview process please let us know how we can accommodate this