Lead Industrial Painter – Team Lead, Precision Coatings

WB Industries MBE/DBE; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

WB Industries is seeking a Lead Industrial Painter to head a small team in our O’Fallon, Missouri facility. This hands-on leadership role combines painting duties with supervision, documentation, and inventory control to ensure products meet exact customer specifications.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years in industrial painting, prior team leadership, strong organizational and communication skills, and familiarity with inventory and material management in a manufacturing environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of industrial painting experience
• Previous leadership experience supervising teams of 1-5 employees
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• Experience with inventory control and material management
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions, specifications, and technical documentation
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Forklift and overhead crane experience is a plus
• Experience in commercial, aerospace, or precision manufacturing environments is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, and motivate a team of 1-5 employees
• Coordinate and prioritize daily department activities to meet production schedules
• Perform and oversee industrial painting processes and finishing operations
• Maintain accurate production records, work orders, and quality documentation
• Ensure strict compliance with customer, commercial, and aerospace specifications
• Monitor and maintain paint materials, supplies, and inventory levels
• Conduct inventory counts and coordinate replenishment of department consumables
• Inspect finished products for quality and adherence to standards
• Promote and enforce safe work practices and housekeeping standards
• Collaborate with production, quality, and project teams to ensure on-time delivery

Skills

Industrial painting

Leadership

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Forklift

Overhead crane

Job description

WB Industries is seeking a Lead Industrial Painter to head a small team in our O’Fallon, Missouri facility. This hands-on leadership role combines painting duties with supervision, documentation, and inventory control to ensure products meet exact customer specifications.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years in industrial painting, prior team leadership, strong organizational and communication skills, and familiarity with inventory and material management in a manufacturing environment