Lead Yacht Finish & Refinish Technician

Nsboats; Morris Island; On-site; CAD 34,440 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Project-Based Bonuses

No Winter Layoffs

Premium Tools & Environment

Job summary

Nsboats, located in Morris Island, Nova Scotia, is hiring for a leadership position focused on high-end marine refinishing services for luxury yachts. Your role will include preparing surfaces, applying premium coatings, and mentoring junior team members to uphold quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, independence, and familiarity with marine materials. This full-time, year-round position offers a starting wage of $25-$30/hr, medical benefits, and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to spot imperfections and ensure quality.
• Experience in leading a team and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and finish surfaces, ensuring distortion-free lines.
• Apply high-end marine coatings with precision.
• Mentor and shape a professional shop culture.

Skills

Eye for Detail

Leadership & Independence

Marine Material Familiarity

Reliable Transportation

Portfolio of Work

Job description

This is a leadership position. Beyond doing exceptional work with your own hands, you’ll set the standard for the shop, mentor other team members, and help us build a professional, detail-driven environment from the ground up. We want someone who can run their own work independently and bring others up to their level.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Surface Preparation & Fairing - Longboarding, blocking, and fairing hulls and superstructures to perfectly straight, distortion-free lines.
• Premium Coating Application - Priming and spraying high-end marine polyurethane topcoats (e.g. Awlgrip, Alexseal).
• Gelcoat & Composite Repair - Precision fiberglass repairs, structural gouge fixes, and flawless gelcoat colour-matching.
• Final Finishing - Machine compounding, polishing, and applying advanced ceramic or polymer coatings to a swirl-free, high-gloss shine.
• Environmental Discipline - Strict dust control, clean masking lines, and humidity management within tented or indoor containment.
• Team Leadership - Setting quality standards, mentoring teammates, and shaping a professional shop culture.

Skills & Qualifications

• The Eye for Detail - You spot a low spot, a dust speck, or a sanding scratch from across the shop and refuse to coat over it until it’s perfect.
• Leadership & Independence - The judgment to run your own work and the ability to guide and mentor others.
• Marine Material Familiarity - Practical knowledge of marine epoxies, fairing compounds, and specialized topcoat systems.
• Reliable Transportation - Able to commute to our Morris Island shop and job sites year-round.
• Portfolio of Work (an asset) - Photos or video of past fairing, painting, or gelcoat work are a strong asset, though not required.

Working Conditions

Full-time, Year-Round, On Site

We operate a high-end marine refinishing service on Morris Island, NS, specializing in luxury yachts. We provide a steady, year-round working environment - climate-controlled setups in the winter and active yard and mobile projects through the boating season.

Compensation

• Starting Wage - $25–$30/hr for this leadership role, set by your performance during the training period.
• Paid Training & Practical Demonstration - A two-week paid evaluation period on general shop builds and lower-stakes projects - not the fine teak-and-holly work - so you can prove your standards and earn your way up to the finish jobs. Complete the one-month probation and earn a bonus bringing your training pay up to full wage.
• Medical Benefits - Eligibility one month after the training period.
• Project-Based Bonuses
• No Winter Layoffs - Secure, stable, year-round work in a sector usually plagued by seasonal shutdowns.
• Pride in Your Craft - An environment where patience and precision are celebrated, not rushed.
• Premium Tools & Environment - Proper materials, machinery, and shop space to do your best work.

To Apply

Send your resume - and a photo portfolio of your best finishes if you have one (before/after fairing, spraying, or gelcoat work is welcome). A short conversation is our first step.

Nikki · [phone] · [e-mail]

Promising candidates will be invited to a paid, hands-on practical trial to demonstrate their fairing and finishing standards.