Paint Application Programmer

SMP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AL INC

Cottondale, AL

Full-Time

Job Description

Motherson is a multinational, people-focused enterprise serving a diversified industry range with a broad range of products and services and is one of the 22 largest automotive suppliers worldwide. With facilities spread across 41 countries and the strength of over 200,000 employees, the company has a truly global environment where diversity and inclusion drive our culture.

SMP Automotive is the Motherson Group’s specialist in innovative modules and complete systems for the automotive industry.

A globally preferred supplier of cockpits, door panels and bumpers in Europe, United States, Mexico, Brazil, and China.
A leading plastic expert with innovative processes and technologies.
One of the largest suppliers of bumpers, instrument panels and door panels to the premium segment.

Locally, since 2018, SMP Alabama has been producing modules and polymer products for Mercedes Benz US International (MBUSI) in our state-of-the-art facilities. Parts we produce include:

Interior door panels
Front and Rear Bumpers
Grills
Claddings
Rear Spoilers
Rocker Panels
Running Boards

Paint Application Programmer

The ideal candidate should have the following attributes and/or skills:

Technical/Mechanical Certification and/or classes
Durr Robot Certification, preferred
Knowledge of teach pendant function and terminology
Expert level knowledge of robot functionality
7+ years of experience working with robots
Work autonomously
Able to prioritize work
Flexible changing from project to project
Safety Conscious
Work well within team concept

Main Duties

Reaching the highest process reliability in the paint shop department and lining department, where robots are used
Increasing the economic use of robots
Reducing time, which is needed for the programming process, starts with the release in the paint shop and ends with the utilization in the production
Maintaining the functionality of the robot systems
To generate a consistent application of all robots in the paint shop and lamination
To realize defects, to analyze them and to avoid malfunction by taking appropriated measures
To coordinate maintenance, repair and reconstruction work tasks in cooperation with shift supervisors, electronics technicians of industrial manufacturing equipment and service staff from outside
To improve or rather to introduce application systems but also flame treatment technologies or identification systems, which are up-to-date
To create maintenance schedules to check the execution
To record the reparation of the robots
To purchase, to secure and to store replacements
To organize the acquisition of the programs for the robots in the teaching room and if necessary also in the paint shop or rather the lining department and to optimize the details in the production process
To administrate all robot programs, the list of programs and to bring the backups up to date
Participation in the creating process of coating hooks
To conduct a training as an “internal trainer”
To be reliable for the planning and purchasing processes of new robots and control panels