Paint Manager

Confidential; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Company paid holidays

Job summary

Confidential in Salt Lake City is seeking a Paint Manager to lead a team, delivering high-quality custom finishes, vinyl graphics, and branded products that meet exacting standards.

You will blend hands-on craftsmanship with graphic design and production support, ensuring color accuracy, workflow efficiency, and seamless collaboration with sales and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in custom automotive painting, sign manufacturing, or graphic production.
• Knowledge of vinyl graphics, masking, and layout techniques.
• Ability to create and edit vector artwork.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality work.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare surfaces through sanding, cleaning, masking, and priming.
• Mix and apply paints and specialty coatings to customer and company specifications.
• Perform custom paint work, color matching, and multi-color applications.
• Install vinyl graphics, decals, striping, and logos.
• Inspect finished products to ensure quality, consistency, and appearance standards are met.
• Perform touch-ups and rework as needed.
• Maintain paint booths, spray equipment, and related tools.
• Review customer artwork and verify production readiness.
• Create, edit, and convert artwork into vector format using graphic design software.
• Develop logo layouts and customer proofs for approval.
• Collaborate with customers and the sales team to revise artwork as needed.
• Maintain organized artwork, proofing, and customer files.
• Create and maintain logo forms, paint specifications, and job-costing documentation.
• Collect and enter production and job-related data.
• Assist with estimating, pricing, and job costing to ensure accurate billing and profitability.
• Compare supplier pricing and services to maximize value and margins.
• Support bookkeeping and general administrative functions.
• Work with the web team to improve and maintain the online logo quote system.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace.
• Follow 5S standards and support workplace organization initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity.
• Participate in continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities.
• Demonstrate accountability and care for shared equipment and work areas.

Skills

Custom automotive painting

Sign manufacturing

Graphic production

Vinyl graphics

Vector artwork

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Multi-project management

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

CorelDRAW

Job description

Do you have experience in custom automotive paint, vinyl graphics, sign manufacturing, or specialty coatings? Are you passionate about creating high-quality finished products with exceptional attention to detail?

We’re looking for a versatile Paint Manager to join and lead our team. In this role, you'll combine hands-on craftsmanship with graphic design and production support to create custom paint finishes, vinyl graphics, logos, and branded products that exceed customer expectations.

What You'll Do

Painting & Finishing

• Prepare surfaces through sanding, cleaning, masking, and priming.
• Mix and apply paints and specialty coatings to customer and company specifications.
• Perform custom paint work, color matching, and multi-color applications.
• Install vinyl graphics, decals, striping, and logos.
• Inspect finished products to ensure quality, consistency, and appearance standards are met.
• Perform touch-ups and rework as needed.
• Maintain paint booths, spray equipment, and related tools.

Graphics & Artwork

• Review customer artwork and verify production readiness.
• Create, edit, and convert artwork into vector format using graphic design software.
• Develop logo layouts and customer proofs for approval.
• Collaborate with customers and the sales team to revise artwork as needed.
• Maintain organized artwork, proofing, and customer files.

Project Support & Costing

• Create and maintain logo forms, paint specifications, and job-costing documentation.
• Collect and enter production and job-related data.
• Assist with estimating, pricing, and job costing to ensure accurate billing and profitability.
• Compare supplier pricing and services to maximize value and margins.
• Support bookkeeping and general administrative functions.
• Work with the web team to improve and maintain the online logo quote system.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace.
• Follow 5S standards and support workplace organization initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity.
• Participate in continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities.
• Demonstrate accountability and care for shared equipment and work areas.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Experience in custom automotive painting, sign manufacturing, graphic production, or a related field.
• Experience with vinyl graphics, masking, and layout techniques.
• Knowledge of automotive, industrial, or specialty paint systems.
• Ability to create and edit vector artwork.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality work.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, or similar design software.
• Sign industry experience.
• Experience with estimating, quoting, and job costing.
• Experience working directly with customer artwork reviews and approvals.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Performance-based incentive opportunities
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off policies and company paid holidays
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture
• Stable and growing company