Paint Colour Matcher & Tinting Technician

About the role

Long Chain Construction Chemicals Ltd. is expanding its paint manufacturing operations and seeks an experienced Paint Colour Matcher / Tinting Technician. The role involves accurately reproducing customer colours, developing formulations and ensuring colour consistency across production batches.

Key responsibilities

• Match customer, standard and reference colours using colour cards, samples and panels.
• Develop, adjust and document colour formulations, preparing laboratory samples and colour panels.
• Monitor and control colour quality during production, ensuring batch‑to‑batch consistency.
• Troubleshoot colour issues such as shade variations, floating, flooding and pigment dispersion problems.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of practical paint colour‑matching experience, preferably with water‑based interior and exterior paints.
• Strong colour perception, attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Hands‑on experience in pigment handling, colourant usage and tinting paste preparation.

Required skills

• Knowledge of pigments, colourants and tinting pastes.
• Familiarity with colour systems and paint formulation processes.
• Ability to prepare laboratory samples and adjust formulations accurately.
• Experience troubleshooting colour deviations and implementing corrective actions.