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Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

By adding intelligent functions, lighting & sensors etc and by extending the scope of what is possible in terms of design, OPmobility is making cars safer, smarter and more stylish. Body panels are now packed with technologies that improve the driver experience, safety and vehicle appearance. The result? An elegant car that will, in time, be made largely from bio-sourced or recycled materials.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Junior Paint Process Engineer (Golf) – Puebla, Mexico

Job description

As Junior Paint Process Engineer in our site in Puebla, Mexico, you will join a multicultural project team. Your main missions will be:

1. Participation in GOLF Project development as Paint Process Engineer

• Contribute to the full paint process development within the GOLF Project, ensuring alignment with project milestones and technical requirements.
• Coordinate closely with the Paint Engineering Team to plan and execute improvement trials, validate process parameters, and support industrialization activities.
• Conduct Quality assessments focusing on color, appearance, and surface finish, working jointly with plant teams to secure color convergence and appearance matching across different production sites.

2. Support liaison with the métier to ensure Golden Rules compliance

• Act as the interface between the project team and the central métier (Paint Process Expertise), ensuring that all process “Golden Rules” are correctly interpreted, applied, and embedded in the development phases.
• Facilitate technical exchanges, document compliance status, and raise alerts when deviations or risks to process robustness are identified.
• Support audits, design reviews, and process validations linked to métier standards.

3. Lead the development of a back‑up Paint Supplier for OP Puebla

• Pilot the qualification of an alternative paint supplier to secure supply chain continuity for the OP Puebla plant.
• Coordinate technical evaluations, material testing, line trials, and compatibility checks to confirm the supplier’s ability to meet performance, quality, and durability requirements.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between Purchasing, Quality, R&D, and the supplier to ensure timelines, specifications, and validation criteria are fully met.

4. Support OPTIMAP KEOPS Assessment (Nationwide) to ensure 100% MBOM and reporting compliance

• Participate in the nationwide OPTIMAP KEOPS assessment campaigns to verify the accuracy and completeness of Manufacturing BOM (MBOM) across all sites.
• Ensure that all paint-related MBOM elements are correctly structured, standardized, and synchronized with engineering and manufacturing data systems.
• Produce and validate standardized reports, ensuring full compliance with group procedures and data governance guidelines.

Profile

You are a highly motivated young graduate from an engineering school or university with experience in project management, ideally in a technical environment.

You are a team player, and you have strong organizational and communication skills. 

Open-minded and with a desire to learn, you demonstrate willingness to embark on an international career and to work within multiple levels of organization. You are rigorous, detail oriented and dynamic.

You are fluent in English, and have some bases in Spanish

Duration

12 to 24 months, beginning asap

Location

Puebla, Mexico

Contract

V.I.E – as part of the reinforcement program of youth employability, Business France created the V.I.E Contract for young European. To be eligible to the program, one must be between the age of 18 to 28 years old, have European citizenship and have never worked in the country where they apply to. You can find more information on the website of Business France:

https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/

As a responsible company, Plastic Omnium pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.