Paint Development Technician

Paint Development Technician

Location:

Long-term ongoing contract

Pay Rate: £30 per hour, Umbrella PAYE

Day Shift (Opportunity for overtime on weekdays and Saturdays)

Join a Team of Automotive Experts!
Paint Development Technician desired for a bespoke company in vehicle restoration based near Daventry, paying £30 per hour Umbrella PAYE.

Are you a Paint perfectionist with a passion for automotive finishes? We're looking for a skilled Paint Development Technician to join our team and provide expert support across a variety of departments. If you thrive on precision, creativity, and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment - this could be your perfect next move.

You will play a key role in creating, matching, and refining automotive paint colours across a variety of finishes and materials - including advanced visual carbon fibre. You'll support multiple departments by developing bespoke colour solutions, solving complex colour challenges, and ensuring the highest standards in finish quality. This is a hands-on, technical position ideal for someone with a strong eye for detail, a passion for colour accuracy, and experience working with industry-leading paint systems and software.

• Support Paint development across departments, including matching, adjusting, and developing new shades in solvent and water-based systems.
• Work with visual carbon fibre tints and finish samples in a wide range of gloss levels.
• Solve colour issues independently on-site, ensuring accuracy before sign-off and refining where needed.
• Develop solid, 2-stage, 3-stage, and Argentum colours to meet urgent or bespoke client demands.
• Maintain accurate records of all colour processes and input data into systems.
• Use and maintain colour-matching software and ensure tools are properly calibrated.
• Provide colour insights and support to internal teams, keeping in line with global guidelines.
• Lead investigations into colour issues, report findings, and compare competitor standards.
• Produce weekly reports and drive continuous improvement across the department.
• Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on colour development experience.
• Strong knowledge of colour theory, tinting, and formulation within the automotive paint industry.
• Experience with systems such as Akzo Nobel, PPG, Lechler, Car Systems, and Akzo Nobel colour training (preferred but not essential)
• Familiarity with water-based and solvent systems, including finishing at various gloss levels.
• Confident with colour-matching software and IT data management.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• A hands-on, collaborative attitude with the ability to work independently when required.

Join an inclusive and supportive team as a Paint Development Technician with a fantastic culture, all within a modern, bright, and airy facility:

• Be a part of an inclusive and supportive team who genuinely care about celebrating successes.
• Day Shift - Monday to Friday
• Work in a modern, bright, and airy facility.
• Perks:
  Enjoy breakfast rolls on Thursdays, free parking, on-site coffee machines
• Motorsport Enthusiast? Get the opportunity for free/discounted tickets to motor sport events in the local area.