Paint Technician

Owen Daniels; Tipton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels in Oldbury is seeking a technically strong Paint Technician to own the paint process, keep production running smoothly and lead the team on site. The role involves running and maintaining paint lines, troubleshooting issues and guiding junior colleagues to maintain high quality and productivity during shifts from Monday to Friday.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in a paint shop or manufacturing environment, with practical knowledge of paint preparation, mixing and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a paint shop/manufacturing environment.
• Experience with robotic paint lines is advantageous.
• Ability to fault-find and resolve paint-line issues.
• Understanding of paint preparation, mixing, viscosity, and application settings.

Responsibilities

• Run and maintain paint lines, ensuring consistent output and quality.
• Fault-find and troubleshoot paint process issues to identify root causes.
• Support both robotic and manual paint operations.
• Manage paint mixing processes and ensure correct preparation for production.
• Provide leadership and coaching to junior team members and help manage the shift.

Skills

Paint shop experience

Robotic paint lines

Fault finding

Process control

Job description

We are looking for a technically strong Paint Technician, who can take ownership of the paint process, keep production running and provide leadership to the team.

Paint Technician

Oldbury

Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm, Friday 8:00am-1:00pm

Salary / Rate: Dependent on experience

Key responsibilities:

• Run and maintain the paint lines, ensuring consistent output and product quality.
• Fault-find and troubleshoot paint process issues, identifying root causes
• Support both robotic and manual paint operations.
• Manage paint mixing processes and ensure paint is prepared correctly for production.
• Support continuous improvement, reducing scrap, rework, downtime and paint-related quality issues.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to junior team members.
• Help manage the shift, providing day-to-day leadership and ensuring production standards are maintained.

Experience required:

• Hands-on experience within a paint shop or paint manufacturing environment.
• Practical knowledge of paint application processes, ideally involving robotic paint lines.
• Experience fault-finding on paint lines and resolving process-related production issues.
• Understanding of paint preparation, mixing, viscosity, application settings and process control