Spray Operator

Empowered Personnel Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Spray Operator to join a well-established team in Coventry. The successful candidate will be responsible for operating HVLP spray guns, ensuring quality coating application, and adhering to health and safety protocols. This permanent position offers a competitive salary ranging from £29,250 to £39,000, with shifts available in a rotating pattern. If you have a passion for quality in manufacturing, this role may be for you.

Qualifications

• Experience operating HVLP spray guns and other related equipment is essential.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations regarding spray painting is mandatory.
• Ability to conduct quality tests on coatings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and set up spray equipment efficiently.
• Monitor environmental conditions to ensure quality spraying.
• Inspect work for defects and ensure health and safety compliance.

Skills

High volume low pressure (HVLP) spray gun operation

Paint mixing and preparation

Quality inspection and testing

Health and Safety compliance

Tools

HVLP spray guns

Paint delivery systems

Conveyors

Curing ovens

Job description

Spray Operator

Coventry

Permanent Position

Salary £29,250 to £39,000 DOE + OT Paid at a Premium

Working Hours: Rotating shifts: 06:00 - 14:00 & 14:00 - 06:00 (rotating weekly) or static shifts available 06:00 to 14:00 or 14:00 to 22:00

Empowered Personnel is currently recruiting for an experienced Spray Operator to join a busy and well established manufacturing operation in Coventry on a permanent basis. The Spray Operator will take responsibility for the full coating process, ensuring all components meet the required standards for appearance and corrosion protection. In this role, the Spray Operator will operate high volume low pressure (HVLP) spray guns with an automated paint feed system on a moving track, manually coating a range of metal components in line with customer specifications. You will manage the complete spraying process from initial set up through to final clean down.

Spray Operator Job Role

• Preparing, setting up and checking spray equipment, including high volume low pressure (HVLP) spray guns, paint delivery systems, conveyors and curing ovens, ensuring they are clean, correctly assembled and operating effectively
• Monitoring environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity to support correct spraying, curing and finish quality
• Mixing and preparing paint in line with manufacturer specifications, ensuring correct viscosity and even solids distribution prior to use
• Carrying out spray pattern tests on paper or card to confirm correct gun settings before production spraying
• Spraying sample panels to verify coating quality and conformance prior to coating production parts
• Applying coatings using correct paint spraying techniques to achieve consistent coverage, correct film build and a high‑quality finish

Spray Operator Responsibilities

• Identifying and preventing paint defects such as runs, sags, dry spray or poor coverage
• Inspecting your own work and supporting team output through visual checks, adhesion testing and coating thickness measurements
• Completing full clean down of all spray equipment and work areas after use, including flushing lines and stripping spray guns
• Ensuring Health and Safety compliance at all times, including correct use of PPE and effective operation of spray booth extraction systems
• Supporting production flow by assisting with component loading when not actively spraying
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties as requested by senior staff to support

For further information, please call Empowered Personnel on (phone number removed) or email your cv to (url removed).