Paint Plant Manager

Owen Daniels; North Warwickshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Life assurance x3 salary

Company pension

On site restaurant

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking an experienced Paint Plant Manager to lead production across multiple robotic lines, ensuring targets and customer requirements are met. The role emphasises quality, productivity and continuous improvement.

You will coach and develop teams, manage performance, provide technical support for plant maintenance, and drive cost reductions while delivering exceptional finishes and process validation.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of paint processes and operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading, developing and motivating teams, with responsibility for performance management and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead paint production across multiple robotic lines, ensuring delivery of production targets and customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality, productivity, throughput and cost reduction while monitoring KPIs and promoting accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
• Investigate quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide technical support for paint plant maintenance, fault diagnosis and equipment optimisation.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance paint efficiency, finish quality and production performance, while supporting new product introductions, paint trials, colour launches and process validation.
• Coaching and develop and lead the production teams, managing performance and promoting a supportive culture.

Skills

Paint processes knowledge

Team leadership & CI

Job description

Paint Plant Manager

We are seeking an experienced Paint Plant Manager with strong technical knowledge of paint processes and manufacturing operations to lead production across multiple robotic lines. The successful candidate will drive quality, productivity and continuous improvement initiatives while leading, developing and motivating teams to achieve operational targets and maintain high standards of performance.

Paint Plant Manager

Permanent

Monday to Thursday 8am - 5pm, Friday 8am - 2pm

Salary dependent on experience

Birmingham

Job Description

• Lead paint production across multiple robotic lines, ensuring delivery of production targets and customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality, productivity, throughput and cost reduction while monitoring KPIs and promoting accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
• Investigate quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide technical support for paint plant maintenance, fault diagnosis and equipment optimisation.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance paint efficiency, finish quality and production performance, while supporting new product introductions, paint trials, colour launches and process validation.
• Coaching and develop and lead the production teams, managing performance and promoting a supportive culture.

Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of paint processes and operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading, developing and motivating teams, with responsibility for performance management and continuous improvement.

Company Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Life assurance x3 salary
• Company pension, 4.5% employer contribution
• On site restaurant