Paint Shop Team Leader

Paint Shop Team Leader

Location: Leamington Spa
Contract Basis: Permanent
Salary: £40,701 per annum

Join a fast-paced manufacturing environment as a Paint Shop Team Leader
, taking responsibility for leading operational teams across a busy paint facility, ensuring outstanding quality, safety, and production performance.

This role is pivotal in supporting day-to-day paint shop operations, including both manual paint booth activities and automated powder coating processes, ensuring procedures are followed, teams are developed, and customer expectations are consistently achieved.

• Play a key role in driving operational excellence within a modern manufacturing paint facility.
• Lead and develop Paint Shop teams in a dynamic production environment.
• Influence continuous improvement initiatives and paint process optimisation activities.
• Support a culture focused on safety, quality, and delivery performance.
• Work closely with management and cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.

• Must have experience working within a manufacturing Paint Shop environment.
• Experience leading teams involved in wet paint application, powder coating, or automated paint processes.
• Good understanding of paint preparation, application techniques, curing processes, and quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance and day-to-day support to Paint Shop operators.
• Act as the main point of contact for Paint Shop production activities and key stakeholders.
• Coordinate workforce deployment, paint booth utilisation, robot line scheduling and shift resources.
• Lead shift handovers and maintain accurate production and quality records.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality requirements.
• Promote compliance with health, safety, environmental and 6S standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, and productivity.
• Support employee development through training, coaching, and performance management.
• Investigate paint quality concerns, production issues, and equipment downtime, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Monitor attendance, timekeeping, and overall team performance.
• Conduct investigations and produce reports where necessary.
• Maintain clear communication across departments to support operational success.

Hours: 39 hours per week

Monday to Thursday: 06:00am - 14:00pm (8 hours per day)

Friday: 06:00am - 13:00pm (7 hours)

Monday to Thursday: 14:00pm - 22:00pm (8 hours per day)

Friday: 13:00pm - 20:00pm (7 hours)

Paint Shop, Team Leader, Powder Coating, Robotic Paint Line, Paint Booth, Wet Paint, Manufacturing Leadership, Production Management, Continuous Improvement, Health & Safety, Team Development, Workforce Planning, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Sys