Paint Shop Supervisor

Bimplus; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Employee discount

Job summary

Bimplus is seeking an experienced Paint Shop Supervisor to lead a busy workshop-based coating operation in South Lanarkshire. This hands-on leadership role coordinates people, materials and production activity to ensure safe, efficient work of high quality.

The role requires supervisory experience in manufacturing or industrial coatings, strong planning skills, and excellent communication and leadership abilities. You will drive production targets while maintaining safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising within manufacturing, fabrication or industrial coatings.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent leadership and communication abilities.
• Able to solve problems quickly and decisively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily and forward workloads to ensure clear priorities.
• Allocate work according to production requirements and skills.
• Manage labour, materials and equipment to maintain production flow.
• Coordinate material movements with other workshop teams.
• Monitor team performance, productivity and downtime.
• Ensure coating work is completed to specification and quality requirements.
• Monitor coating and consumable usage and minimise waste.
• Coordinate inspections and ensure defects or damaged work are rectified.
• Maintain production records and tracking systems.
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, PPE, COSHH and risk assessment compliance.
• Maintain housekeeping and workshop organisation.
• Lead, motivate and develop the team, including trainees and apprentices.
• Provide regular updates to management regarding workload, progress, quality, bottlenecks and delivery priorities.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Planning skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Industrial coatings

Job description

Are you an experienced Paint Shop Supervisor, or Coatings Supervisor with a strong background in industrial painting or protective coatings?

We are recruiting for an experienced Paint Shop Supervisor to lead a busy workshop-based coating operation in South Lanarkshire.

This is a hands‑on leadership role where you will be responsible for coordinating people, materials and production activity to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

The Role

• Plan daily and forward workloads to ensure the team has clear priorities.
• Allocate work according to production requirements and individual skills.
• Manage labour, materials and equipment to maintain production flow.
• Coordinate material movements with other workshop teams.
• Monitor team performance, productivity and downtime.
• Ensure coating work is completed to specification and quality requirements.
• Monitor coating and consumable usage and minimise unnecessary waste.
• Coordinate inspections and ensure defects or damaged work are rectified.
• Ensure production records and tracking systems are accurately maintained.
• Maintain high standards of Health & Safety, PPE, COSHH and risk assessment compliance.
• Ensure painting equipment, tools and consumables are available and fit for use.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping and workshop organisation.
• Lead, motivate and develop the team, including trainees and apprentices.
• Address performance issues appropriately and escape where required.
• Provide regular updates to management regarding workload, progress, quality, bottlenecks and delivery priorities.

About You

• Previous supervisory, team leader or foreman experience within manufacturing, fabrication or industrial coatings.
• Strong experience within protective or industrial coatings.
• Experience managing a team within a production/workshop environment.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• The confidence to make decisions and solve problems under pressure.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• A proactive approach to achieving production targets without compromising safety or quality.

What's on Offer?

• Key supervisory role within a growing business.
• Private healthcare and additional benefits.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Employee discount scheme.
• Full-time, permanent, workshop-based position.

Opportunity to take ownership of a busy production area and develop a team.If you have strong industrial coatings experience and are ready to take the next step into a key supervisory position, we'd be keen to hear from you.