Paint Technician

The Best Connection Group Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive firm in Birmingham seeks an experienced Paint Technician for a temporary to permanent role. Your responsibilities include robotic painting, quality inspection, and maintaining application equipment, adhering strictly to IATF 16949 standards. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of relevant experience. This position offers long-term career opportunities and ongoing training within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Temporary to permanent position

Ongoing training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in robotic painting, preferably in automotive.
• Strong understanding of painting defect identification and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of production downtime and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform painting activities following IATF 16949 standards.
• Inspect parts pre-painting for fitness.
• Maintain paint robots and application equipment.
• Apply various paint layers meeting quality criteria.
• Support quality improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to health & safety procedures.

Skills

Robotic painting experience

Understanding of paint application processes

Defect identification

Knowledge of quality standards

Job description

The Best Connection are recruiting on behalf of a leading automotive manufacturer based in South Birmingham. This is an exciting temporary to permanent opportunity for an experienced Paint Technician to join a dynamic and growing team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform painting activities in line with IATF 16949 quality standards.
• Inspect all parts before painting to ensure they are fit for purpose.
• Clean, maintain, and adjust paint robots and application equipment.
• Apply primers, basecoats, and clearcoats to required quality standards (adhesion, colour match, gloss levels, thickness, etc.).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and reduce costs.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping (5S) and always follow health & safety procedures.

What We're Looking For:

• 3-5 years' robotic painting experience (preferably within paint manufacturing or automotive).
• Strong understanding of paint application processes, defect identification, and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of production downtime escalation and quality standards.

Pay Rate:

• £15.50 per hour

Hours of Work:

• 22:00 - 06:00
• Sunday - Thursday

What You'll Get:

• Temporary to permanent position with long-term career opportunities.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Join a supportive and forward-thinking team in a well-established automotive company.

If you have the right experience and are looking for your next career move in the automotive sector, apply today with The Best Connection to secure your place!