Trainee Paint & Powder Coating Technician (Apprentice)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Purbrook; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week

Overtime available

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited is seeking a motivated trainee for a Paint & Powder Coating Technician (Apprentice) role in Portsmouth. You will receive comprehensive training and gain external qualifications while shadowing experienced colleagues.

The position offers a 4-day week, progression opportunities, and funded courses to develop your skills in wet spraying, powder coating, and related manufacturing processes. Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Qualifications

• Junior candidate with hands-on experience seeking training in paint spraying.
• Willingness to complete funded external courses to gain qualifications.
• Motivated to progress to a fully fledged painter.

Responsibilities

• Receive training on surface coating including wet spraying and powder coating.
• Complete funded external courses to gain qualifications.
• Assist senior team members on projects while progressing to a painter role.
• Understand and operate within a 4-day working week.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Job description

Trainee Paint & Powder Coating Technician (Apprentice)
£26,000 - £30,000 + Progression + Training + Qualifications + 4 Day Week
Portsmouth, Hampshire

Are you looking to kickstart your career as a Paint and Powder Coating Technician with a company that will provide ongoing training as well as developing your skillset through funded external courses where you will gain qualifications to make you a fully-fledged Sprayer?

Do you want to get your foot in the door with a leading manufacturer who supply some of the biggest companies within the marine, defence and aerospace industries that can provide a stable career with lots of progression?

In this role you will be trained up in the world of paint spraying through external courses and qualifications as well as shadowing experienced team members. You will receive training on various manufacturing processes and become an expert on wet spraying and powder coating. This is a Monday to Thursday role which gives you a great work-life balance as well as an opportunity to work Fridays for an enhanced rate of pay.

This company specialises in metal fabrication and offers a range of services to the Defence, Aerospace, Marine, Manufacturing industries and more. They have operated since the 1980's and pride themselves on investing in their staff and helping them build a career.

This role would suit a junior candidate with some hands‑on experience who is looking to start a career that provides you with new skills, qualifications and the chance to progress.

The Role:

• Receive training on surface coating - wet spraying and powder coating
• Complete funded external courses to gain qualifications
• Help senior team members complete projects while progressing into a fully‑fledged painter
• Monday to Thursday working a 4-day week

The Person:

• Looking for training and qualifications in paint spraying/surface coating
• Some experience in a hands‑on role

Reference Number: BBBH27291

Paint, Sprayer, Powder, Coater, Overtime, Bodyshop, Automotive, Service, Refurbish, Training, Career Progression, Junior, Apprentice, Trainee, Portsmouth, Havant, Waterlooville

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.