Kinetic plc
Paint Booth Manager
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Paint Booth Manager
Salary: £40000 - £43000 per annum + Dependant on experience
Location: Manchester, England, North West
Job Type: Permanent
Are you an experienced, hands-on Paint Booth Manager looking for your next permanent position? Is Duckinfield, Tameside an area you are happy commuting to for work? Does a salary paying up to £43000 depending on experience work for you? Do you have hands-on experience working with wet paint booths, managing workflow, maintaining high quality standards, and leading a team of painters? Happy to lead by example and provide technical support when required? Can you inspect finished products and identify coating defects and non-conformances? Do you have strong knowledge of coating systems, paint application equipment, inspection standards, and production management? If you have answered "yes" to the above questions, then please read on and apply if interested.
Job Details
- Manage the day-to-day operation of two industrial wet paint booths.
- Lead, organise, and support the wet paint team to ensure production and delivery targets are achieved.
- Manage workflow and prioritise jobs in line with customer requirements and production schedules.
- Monitor quality throughout the painting process and ensure finished products meet customer specifications.
- Identify and address coating defects, quality concerns, and rework requirements.
- Ensure correct paint systems, colours, finishes, and application techniques are used.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping, safety, and organisation within the paint department.
- Monitor paint and consumable usage and help minimise waste.
- Ensure paint equipment, spray guns, pumps, and associated machinery are maintained and used correctly.
- Complete and oversee relevant production, quality, and inspection documentation.
- Train, mentor, and develop members of the paint team.
- Work closely with production, quality, and management teams to ensure work progresses efficiently.
- Promote and enforce Health & Safety, COSHH, and environmental procedures.
- Take ownership of quality standards and have the confidence to challenge or stop work if necessary.
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Ideal Candidates
- Proven experience in industrial wet paint spraying within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Strong working knowledge of Conventional pot gun application, Airless spray systems, Air-assisted airless spray systems, and 2K plural component spray equipment.
- Excellent understanding of industrial paint systems and coating specifications.
- Experience managing multiple paint booths and coordinating workloads.
- Strong knowledge of paint preparation, mixing, application, and finishing techniques.
- Ability to inspect finished products and identify coating defects and non-conformances.
- Good understanding of surface preparation processes, including shot blasting operations, blast profiles, and cleanliness standards, and their impact on coating performance.
- Strong understanding of quality requirements within an industrial coatings environment.
- Good knowledge of Health & Safety, COSHH, and environmental regulations.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to motivate and develop a team while maintaining high performance standards.
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Job Title: Paint Booth Manager
Salary: £40000 - £43000
Location: Duckinfield
Hours: 37.5 per week (Days)
Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing, and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.
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