Powder Coating Team Lead - Drive Quality & Efficiency

LJ Recruitment; Witham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

LJ Recruitment is seeking an experienced Powder Coating Team Leader in Mid-Essex to run the powder coating plant, supervising a team across pre-treatment, coating, curing and inspection. You will ensure high finish quality, safety standards and efficient production flow.

The role requires leadership experience in manufacturing, strong technical knowledge of powder coating and the ability to interpret specifications.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a powder coating or finishing team.
• Strong knowledge of powder coating processes and quality standards.
• Ability to interpret colour specs and technical data sheets.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Training in Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Qualifications relating to surface preparation or coating technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support a team of operatives across the powder coating process.
• Plan daily workloads, allocate tasks and maintain an efficient production flow.
• Oversee pre-treatment, coating, curing and quality inspection activities.
• Ensure finished products meet required thickness, adhesion, gloss and colour standards.
• Check powder types, equipment settings and application parameters are correct.
• Provide hands-on coaching, training and performance feedback.
• Act as the first point of contact for technical issues and upscale where required.
• Monitor equipment performance and work closely with engineering to minimise downtime.
• Promote excellent standards of H&S, PPE and chemical handling.
• Support incident investigations and corrective actions.

Skills

Powder coating

Leadership

Team management

Quality standards

Safety

Communication

Problem-solving

Continuous Improvement

Robotic systems

Chemical pretreatment knowledge

First aid qualifications

Job description

LJ Recruitment is seeking an experienced Powder Coating Team Leader in Mid-Essex to run the powder coating plant, supervising a team across pre-treatment, coating, curing and inspection. You will ensure high finish quality, safety standards and efficient production flow.

The role requires leadership experience in manufacturing, strong technical knowledge of powder coating and the ability to interpret specifications.