Paint Shop Manager; Industrial Coatings

Position: Paint Shop Manager (Industrial Coatings)
Location: Dukinfield

Paint Shop Manager (Industrial Coatings)

Location:

Dukinfield, Greater Manchester – on-site
Salary: £43,000–£48,000 per annum, depending on experience

Contract:

Permanent, full-time

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, day shift, typically 6am–2pm. Flexibility may be required to support operational demands.

Are you an experienced industrial wet paint professional ready to take ownership of a paint shop and help build its future?

At Northpoint, we’re looking for a hands-on Paint Shop Manager to oversee our two industrial wet paint booths. This is an opportunity to put your technical experience into practice, shape how the department operates and build and lead a team as production increases.

You could be an established manager looking for a new challenge, or an experienced supervisor or team leader ready to take the next step.

Why work for us?

£43,000–£48,000 salary, depending on your experience.

Permanent employment from day one.

Employee Ownership Trust bonus scheme, with the potential for up to two bonuses per year, subject to company performance and scheme eligibility.

Group Life Assurance of three times your annual salary, following six months’ service.

Day shifts with a typical 2pm finish.

Company pension scheme through auto-enrolment.

Holiday entitlement: 25 days annual leave + All public/Bank holidays

Career development , with the opportunity to grow your management responsibilities as the operation expands.

A supportive working environment where your practical knowledge and ideas can make a difference.

About Northpoint

Established in 1976, Northpoint is an employee-owned business specialising in protective and decorative coatings. From our Dukinfield facility, we provide powder coating and wet paint services for customers across sectors including water, oil and gas, marine, defence and infrastructure.

We take pride in the quality of our work and in understanding what our customers need. Our values include responsible working, fair business practices and opportunities for our people to learn and develop. As an employee-owned business, we also recognise the shared contribution our people make to our success.

About the role

You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of our wet paint operation, organising workloads and making sure work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required standard.

Initially, this will be a practical, hands-on role, with regular involvement in painting, troubleshooting and maintaining standards. As production increases, your responsibilities will develop to include building, training and leading a larger team.

Working closely with production, quality and senior management, you’ll help establish effective processes and have the confidence to challenge or stop work where safety or quality requirements are not being met.

What you’ll be doing

Managing the daily operation of two industrial wet paint booths, prioritising work against production schedules and customer deadlines.

Taking a hands-on approach to paint application and providing technical support where needed.

Ensuring the correct preparation, paint systems, colours, finishes and application techniques are used.

Checking quality throughout the process, identifying coating defects and addressing non-conformances and rework.

Organising and supporting paint operatives, developing the team as production grows.

Maintaining safe, tidy and well-organised working areas, following Health and Safety, COSHH and environmental procedures.

Monitoring paint and consumable usage to reduce waste.

Ensuring spray guns, pumps and associated equipment are used correctly and maintenance requirements are addressed.

Completing and overseeing production, quality and inspection records.

Working with colleagues across the business to resolve problems…