Paint Sprayer

Reflect Recruitment Group; Grantham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local family-owned business located in Grantham is seeking a dynamic Paint Sprayer to join their team. The successful candidate will apply high-quality finishes, ensuring durability and visual accuracy in line with health and safety requirements. Responsibilities include preparing workpieces, operating spray equipment, and checking the quality of finishes. Strong practical skills and experience in joinery, along with attention to detail, are essential for this role. Competitive salary and immediate start for the right candidate.

Benefits

Market competitive salary

Immediate start

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a paint sprayer in joinery or similar.
• Strong practical spraying skills with good hand-eye coordination.
• Good understanding of coating application characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Prepare workpieces for primer and topcoat.
• Apply primers, base coats and topcoats as per specifications.
• Inspect finished items for defects and rectify where necessary.

Skills

Spray finishing skills

Quality finishing

Attention to detail

Understanding of coating systems

Health and safety awareness

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds in Furniture Finishing or Paint Spraying

Job description

We are working with a family owned business located in Grantham, who work on bespoke projects mainly within London. They are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to make this role their own and grow with the business.

The successful Paint Sprayer will be responsible for applying high-quality paint, lacquer or other finishes to joinery components, furniture or other fabrications, ensuring a consistent, durable and visually accurate finish and carrying out quality checks to deliver high-standard finished components in line with drawings, specifications and health and safety requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare workpieces to ensure they are ready for primer and topcoat.
• Mix and thin paints, lacquers, stains and primers to specified ratios, colours and viscosities, following manufacturer data sheets.
• Set up, operate and adjust spray equipment to achieve an even, defect‑free finish.
• Apply primers, sealers, base coats and topcoats to timber, MDF, veneers, metals or plastics as required by the job specification.
• Visually and dimensionally inspect finished items for runs, dry spray, colour variation, orange peel and other defects, rectifying where necessary.
• Maintain spray guns, pumps, lines, filters and booths, carrying out basic cleaning, servicing and filter changes to minimise downtime.
• Work from drawings, job cards and finishing schedules, communicating with production, joinery and site teams to meet deadlines.
• Follow all COSHH, PPE and health and safety procedures, including safe handling and storage of coatings, solvents and flammable materials.
• Keep the spray area clean, organised and compliant with company safety standards.

Skills and experience

• Proven experience as a spray finisher / paint sprayer in joinery, furniture, shopfitting, or similar finishing environment.
• Strong practical spraying skills with good hand–eye coordination and quality finishing and the ability to achieve consistent finish quality.
• Good understanding of different coating systems and their application characteristics.
• Ability to read and interpret job sheets, colour specifications and technical data sheets.
• High attention to detail, with a focus on colour matching, sheen level, grain fill and overall finish quality.
• Basic maintenance knowledge for spray guns and booths, including fault finding on common spray defects.
• Ability to work to production targets while maintaining quality and minimising waste.
• Good awareness of health, safety and COSHH requirements in a spray environment.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous experience in a similar finishing / spraying role, preferably within joinery, furniture or manufacturing.
• Relevant vocational qualification NVQ/City & Guilds in Furniture Finishing, Paint Spraying, or similar is desirable but not essential if experience is strong.
• Good level of physical fitness, able to stand for long periods and handle components safely.
• Willingness to work overtime or shifts where required to meet project deadlines.

What's on offer

• A market competitive salary.
• The chance to work with a young dynamic family owned and run local company.
• Immediate start for the right candidate.

If you would like to be a part of this great opportunity please contact Craig quoting J10404.

Reflect Recruitment Group are acting as the Employment Agency under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.