Senior Spray Painter Coatings Technician
Job Summary
Salary:per annum (dependent on experience)
- Surface Preparation: Cleaning degreasing sanding grinding and masking steel frameworks and modular building components to ensure perfect coating adhesion.
- Mixing & Application: Mixing and applying primers topcoats industrial two-pack (2K) coatings and polyurea systems in accordance with manufacturers specifications achieving specified RAL colours and high cosmetic standards.
- Equipment Operation: Operating cleaning and performing routine maintenance on airless HVLP and conventional spray systems to maximize performance and minimize downtime.
- Quality Control & Touch-ups: Conducting ongoing quality inspections against company and customer specifications; identifying recording and reporting defects or coating failures and carrying out repairs or re-finishing work where required.
- Stock & Material Management: Safely storing paints coatings tools and equipment after daily use and maintaining adequate stock levels of consumables to support production requirements.
- Teamwork & Schedule: Working closely with supervisors and colleagues to plan and prioritize workloads meet production schedules and support other departments where trained and authorized.
- Safety Environment & Housekeeping: Maintaining a clean safe and organized workstation at all times; participating in toolbox talks safety briefings and mandatory training; and strictly complying with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) procedures including the correct use of PPE and respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
Essential Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years experience in industrial spray painting or protective coatings
- Proven experience applying two-pack (2K) industrial coatings
- NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Industrial Coatings Vehicle Refinishing or equivalent.
- CSCS Card
- Experience applying polyurea coatings
- Experience spraying structural steelwork modular buildings or fabricated steel components
- Excellent knowledge of surface preparation techniques
- Ability to produce consistently high-quality finishes
- Good understanding of coating specifications and RAL colour systems
- Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements relating to industrial painting and hazardous substances
- Willingness to work away from home when required for site installations
- Full UK Driving Licence
- IPAF and/or PASMA certification
- Face Fit Certification for Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)
- Experience working within the modular construction or structural steel industries
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- A quality-driven professional with a sharp eye for detail who naturally looks for ways to improve efficiency reduce waste and step up productivity. You take pride in minimizing waste and keeping operational costs down ensuring every modular building leaves the yard finished to the highest standard.
- A reliable independent worker and a true team player who communicates clearly handles the necessary paperwork or measurements with ease and brings a positive collaborative attitude to the wider production team. You show the flexibility needed to adapt to changing business needs and support your colleagues.
Required Skills:
Essential Requirements: Minimum of 2 years experience in industrial spray painting or protective coatings Proven experience applying two-pack (2K) industrial coatings NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Industrial Coatings Vehicle Refinishing or equivalent. CSCS Card Experience applying polyurea coatings Experience spraying structural steelwork modular buildings or fabricated steel components Excellent knowledge of surface preparation techniques Ability to produce consistently high-quality finishes Good understanding of coating specifications and RAL colour systems Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements relating to industrial painting and hazardous substances Willingness to work away from home when required for site installations Full UK Driving Licence Desirable Qualifications & Experience: IPAF and/or PASMA certification Face Fit Certification for Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Experience working within the modular construction or structural steel industries Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings You are A quality-driven professional with a sharp eye for detail who naturally looks for ways to improve efficiency reduce waste and step up productivity. You take pride in minimizing waste and keeping operational costs down ensuring every modular building leaves the yard finished to the highest standard. A reliable independent worker and a true team player who communicates clearly handles the necessary paperwork or measurements with ease and brings a positive collaborative attitude to the wider production team. You show the flexibility needed to adapt to changing business needs and support your colleagues.
Required Education:
NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Industrial Coatings Vehicle Refinishing or equivalent.