Deputy Manager - Surface Finishing: Paint & Decals (Projects & ME)
Royal Enfield · Posted Oct 27
Classic mid-size motorcycle design, manufacturing, and global adventure riding services
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About the role
The Deputy Manager - Surface Finishing (Paint & Decals - Projects & ME) leads chemical engineering, application optimization, shade matching, and decal integration across automotive paint shop operations at Royal Enfield. The role sits at the intersection of paint chemistry and advanced surface finishing, controlling paint formulation specifications and robotic/manual application parameters. It is responsible for paint defect troubleshooting, decal development and testing, and maintaining first-time-through quality on painted parts.
What you will do
- Paint Chemistry & Specification Management: Define and control technical specifications for automotive liquid paints, thinners, solvents, and chemical pretreatments; collaborate with paint R&D and manufacturing teams.
- Robotic & Manual Application Optimization: Establish and control critical paint preparation parameters (viscosity, temperature, flow rates, atomization air) for both manual spray and robotic application systems.
- Shade Matching & Color Harmony: Drive master shade matching, spectrophotometer evaluations, and color harmony across multi-substrate components (metallic, plastic, composite).
- Decal Engineering & Printing Validation: Oversee decal development, evaluate base films and printing inks, understand printing processes, and execute technical testing for adhesion, weatherability, and durability.
- Decal Application & Rejection Control: Manage precision decal application processes on painted body parts, troubleshoot decal printing/application defects, and implement corrective actions to minimize shop-floor scrap.
- Paint Defect Troubleshooting & Quality Control: Perform root-cause analysis on paint application defects (e.g., orange peel, runs, cratering, pinholes, color shift) to maintain first-time-through (FTT) quality.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Education: B.E. / B.Tech in Paint Technology, Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Surface Coating Technology.
- Experience: 10+ years of dedicated hands-on experience in automotive paint shop operations, paint R&D, or surface finishing projects (OEM or Tier-1 automotive facility).
- Core Competencies: Paint formulation specifications, robotic/manual application parameter setting, shade matching, decal development/application, ink chemistry, and surface defect rejection control.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, specializing in classic-styled mid-size motorcycles. Operating as a subsidiary of Eicher Motors, the company designs, manufactures, and distributes iconic models worldwide from its main production facilities in Chennai, India. Known for its rich heritage and robust engineering, Royal Enfield continues to expand its global footprint into new platforms and electric mobility.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 5000-10000 employees
- Founded
- 1901
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
Leadership
B. Govindarajan
CEO, Royal Enfield & Managing Director, Eicher Motors
Siddhartha Lal
Executive Chairman, Eicher Motors
Umesh Krishnappa
Chief Technology Officer (Electric Vehicles)
Vidhya Srinivasan
Chief Financial Officer
Mahesh Tripathi
Chief Operating Officer
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