Industrial Wood Coatings Paint Lab Technician

Quincaillerie Richelieu; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Richelieu Hardware in Winnipeg is seeking an Industrial Wood Coatings Paint Lab Technician (or Color Matching Specialist) to handle coatings, stains, primers, and water‑based products.

You will perform custom color mixing, provide color matches, maintain formula data, and support sales with technical expertise while upholding safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Woodcoatings Industry
• Aptitude for matching colors
• Good Color Vision
• High level of self-motivation, self-direction, and self-discipline
• Excellent written, verbal communication and strong inter-personal skills
• Good organizational and time management skills

Responsibilities

• Custom Color Mixing proficiency
• Provide color matches services for customers – meeting rush requirements
• Maintain formula/recipe data base
• Support sales force with technical expertise and product application
• Strong wood finishing technical aptitude
• Familiar with viscometer, gloss meter, light box, film thickness meter, etc. for testing coating products
• Prepare samples
• Ability to lift to 50lbs.
• Responsible to maintain quality and safe work practices

Job description

Richelieu Hardware is looking for a Industrial Wood Coatings Paint Lab Technician (or Color matching Specialist) for the Winnipeg branch

This person is responsible to handle all matters related to various types of coatings; including but not limited to stains, primers, pre-cat, post-cat, urethanes, and water-based products.

More specifically, the main responsibilities of the position are to:

• Custom Color Mixing proficiency
• Provide color matches services for customers – meeting rush requirements
• Maintain formula/recipe data base
• Support sales force with technical expertise and product application
• Strong wood finishing technical aptitude
• Familiar with viscometer, gloss meter, light box, film thickness meter, etc. for testing coating products
• Prepare samples
• Ability to lift to 50lbs.
• Responsible to maintain quality and safe work practices

Requirements :

• Strong knowledge of Woodcoatings Industry
• Aptitude for matching colors
• Good Color Vision
• High level of self-motivation, self-direction, and self-discipline
• Excellent written, verbal communication and strong inter-personal skills
• Good organizational and time management skills

What we offer :

• A Canadian flagship : As a company with proud roots in Quebec, present in Canada and the United States, we enjoy excellent recognition and a great reputation.
• A mature and stable company: With more than 50 years of experience in the market, we offer the trust and organizational strength needed for a safe working environment.
• Continuous growth: With strong financial health, our business is constantly expanding, opening future opportunities for all.
• Competitive compensation: We offer competitive base compensation based on the market.
• Opportunity to become a shareholder: We believe in the involvement of our employees and offer them the opportunity to become shareholders.
• Work-life balance: We value a healthy and flexible work environment, allowing everyone to achieve a work-life balance.
• Quality products: We are committed to offering products of exceptional quality, thus satisfying our most demanding customers.
• Opportunity to grow: We encourage career opportunities and continuing education for the professional development of our employees.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, we will only communicate with candidates selected for the pre-selection process.

By submitting their application file, candidates consent to Richelieu Hardware Ltée collecting, using, and retaining the documents provided solely for the purpose of evaluating their application. These documents may be retained by Richelieu Hardware Ltée for future reference for a period of twelve (12) months following receipt of the application.