Powder Coating Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Powder Coating Team Leader to join a well-established manufacturer in Mid-Essex.

You'll take responsibility for the operation of the powder coating plant, leading a team across pre-treatment, powder application, curing and inspection. You'll play a key role in maintaining exceptional finish quality, ensuring safe working practices and improving production efficiency.

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 escalate 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.

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Previous experience working within a powder coating or finishing environment.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience within manufacturing.
• Strong technical understanding of powder coating processes, equipment and quality standards.
• Ability to interpret job cards, colour specifications and technical data sheets.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Training in Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Training or qualifications relating to surface preparation or coating technologies.

Desirable:

• Experience with automated or robotic powder coating systems.
• Knowledge of chemical pre-treatment systems such as phosphate or chemical conversion processes.
• First Aid or safety-related qualifications.

7:00am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday

£35-40k

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a key leadership position within a busy manufacturing environment, helping to develop a strong team while improving quality, efficiency and production performance.

Apply today to find out more.