Night Shift Paint Sprayer - Structural Steel Coatings

Westray Recruitment Group; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Paint Sprayer for a permanent night shift at their Newton Aycliffe site. The role is a temporary-to-permanent position following a probation period, with 42-hour weeks and 8pm-7am shifts from Monday to Thursday.

You will prepare steel surfaces, apply coatings with various spray systems, and ensure QA standards are met while adhering to health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a spray painter in structural steel, heavy engineering or industrial coatings.
• Competent in primers, intermediate and top coats using spray equipment.
• Strong knowledge of surface preparation methods and coatings application.
• Ability to read paint specifications, datasheets and work instructions.
• Experience achieving required dry film thickness and finish quality.
• Ability to identify and rectify coating defects and maintain QA standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare structural steel surfaces for coating by blasting, grinding, sanding, cleaning and masking.
• Apply protective/decorative coatings using airless, conventional or HVLP spray equipment.
• Read and interpret paint specifications, coating systems and job drawings.
• Mix paints to manufacturer specs, ensuring correct ratios and viscosity.
• Operate and maintain spray painting equipment and perform basic fault checks.
• Monitor coating thickness and finish quality to meet project QA requirements.
• Identify and rectify coating defects such as runs, dry spray or poor adhesion.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations.

Skills

Spray painting

Read specs

Health & safety

Team collaboration

Tools

Airless spray

HVLP spray

Conventional spray

Job description

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Paint Sprayer for a permanent night shift at their Newton Aycliffe site. The role is a temporary-to-permanent position following a probation period, with 42-hour weeks and 8pm-7am shifts from Monday to Thursday.

You will prepare steel surfaces, apply coatings with various spray systems, and ensure QA standards are met while adhering to health and safety regulations.