Color/ Finishing Technician

• Accountable for good record keeping of client’s approved color panels (MCP’s)

• Ensure all furniture clients color panels are refreshed before expiry dates are due.

• To be present for any color issue and to communicate either to customer or to supplier

• Develop finishes and present to customer before the dateline

• Manage and call out any potential finishing issue by analyzing the finishing steps of the vendor/factory during the development stages.

• Manage color trend boards of furniture clients by keeping up to date with finish trends.

• Make sure equipment related to finishing is logged and calibrated as necessary.

• Coordinate, liaise and work with paint/coating suppliers to develop finishes that suit our furniture clients’ needs and expectations.

• Study and analyze finishing steps to ensure it is practical, doable and can be executed by the selected vendor/factory based on their existing finishing lines.

• Study and analyze coating/paint properties (e.g. advantages versus disadvantages) and provide recommendation to furniture clients as to what would be the better option.

• If needed, refine the finishing steps or processes in term of efficiency and cost effective by working with the paint/coating suppliers.

• Liaise with factory/vendor production manager and staffs and provide technical support whenever needed to address finishing issues and challenges

• To manage all major furniture programs and ensure that ‘Finishing Pilot-Runs’ are arranged to ensure color finish is close to what the furniture client approved.

• To manage issues and complaints related to finishes/finishing by conducting investigation and trouble shoot issue(s) reported by furniture clients.

• Make sure that DCP are produced on time and of right quality at the first time.

• Technical University or Polytechnic graduated

• At least 5-year working experience in furniture engineering, furniture technical or furniture production management in an international company

• Good command of written and spoken English, an ability to communicate in Mandarin will be valued

• Computer literacy - knowledge of MS office and e-mail operations

• Good knowledge on working with CAD

• Systematic approach and good planning skills required