Paint Line Technician

V3 Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Paint line Technician for an automotive manufacturing company in Portsmouth. The role includes preparing components for spray painting, polishing finished parts, and ensuring quality standards are met. Candidates should have a strong attention to detail and experience in manufacturing is desirable. Support for health and safety procedures is essential. The position offers a full-time schedule, Monday to Friday, at £14.42 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Ability to prepare polymer components for spray painting.
• Ability to polish components to desired gloss levels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare components for spray painting to required standards.
• Polish painted components and remove defects.
• Support rework activities to reduce scrap levels.
• Investigate quality concerns and support process improvements.
• Follow health and safety procedures and report hazards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Use of pneumatic tools

Ability to follow instructions

Strong communication skills

Job description

Job Description

V3 are currently recruiting for Paint line Technicians (preppers) to work within an Automotive manufacturing company based in Portsmouth.

Monday – Friday 6am – 2pm.

£14.42 per hour

Job Purpose

The purpose of this job role is to support our semi‑automated paint line and paint booths by preparing parts ready to be painted and polishing finished parts to the required finish level.

Principle Responsibilities

• Prepare components, in line with directed priorities, to the required standard, within an expected time (where possible) and below a required scrap target, ready for spray painting.
• Polish painted components, in line with directed priorities, to a required standard, removing paint defects and achieving the required surface finish, within an expected time (where possible), and below a scrap and rework target.
• Support rework activities to help reduce department scrap levels and meet customer schedules.
• Try your best to meet departmental KPIs and support your team in resolving issues when they cannot be met.
• Support your team with investigating quality concerns and process improvement opportunities.
• Support cleaning and maintenance activities to ensure the prep facility operates efficiently and safely.
• Complete administrative tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure your equipment is maintained and kept in a safe and operational condition.
• Support the department when needed and other team members to ensure desired line efficiency and quality standards are met.
• Keep your work area tidy and participate in maintaining the 5S principals and standards.
• All employees have a duty of care to follow / adhere to all Health, Safety, Environmental & Wellbeing (HSEW) procedures, and to challenge unsafe acts & behaviours.
• Report all incidents, hazards, near misses to minimise / eliminate the risk of potential further incidents occurring.

Experience

• Working in a manufacturing environment desirable.
• Ability to consistently prepare polymer components for spray painting.
• Ability to consistently prepare carbon components for spray painting.
• Ability to consistently polish components to desired gloss levels and remove paint defects where possible.
• Knowledge and/or experience of spray‑painting processes would be an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong attention to detail.
• Use of pneumatic tools and manual hand tools and techniques for achieving desired surface finishes.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Flexibility in being able to adapt to the changing demands and different parts and materials.
• Strong communication skills and confidence to ask questions to fulfil training requirements, personal development needs and maintain best practices.