Robotic Paint Supervisor – Automotive Interiors

Cesna Recruitment; Missouri; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cesna Recruitment is seeking a Paint Specialist / Supervisor / Assistant Manager to operate and optimize automated robotic painting systems for automotive interior parts, ensuring appearance, color, gloss, and adhesion meet strict customer specs.

You will supervise robotic painting activities, perform robot teaching and 3D offline programming, and monitor critical process parameters to maintain consistency and quality across production runs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; robotics certification preferred.
• 2–5+ years in automotive spray painting or robotic painting.
• Strong troubleshooting of paint processes and defects.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor automated robotic painting systems to ensure color and gloss meet requirements.
• Perform robot teaching and 3D offline programming for consistent coverage.
• Monitor viscosity, temperature, humidity, and oven conditions to control process.
• Identify and resolve paint defects such as runs, orange peel, or pinholes.
• Ensure proper masking and handling of interior parts before and after painting.

Skills

Robotic painting operations

Robot teaching

Path programming

Yaskawa controls

3D offline teaching

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical robotics certification

2–5+ years in automotive spray painting or robotic painting

Job description

Cesna Recruitment is seeking a Paint Specialist / Supervisor / Assistant Manager to operate and optimize automated robotic painting systems for automotive interior parts, ensuring appearance, color, gloss, and adhesion meet strict customer specs.

You will supervise robotic painting activities, perform robot teaching and 3D offline programming, and monitor critical process parameters to maintain consistency and quality across production runs.