Finishing Team Lead

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Finishing Team Lead to join a growing manufacturing team. This person will help supervise and coordinate daily paint, prep, and finishing operations while making sure all finished products meet quality, safety, and customer requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who has strong finishing experience, understands coating and paint processes, and enjoys helping a team stay organized, productive, and safe.

Pay: $35–$40 per hour, based on experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate painters, prep technicians, and finishing team members.
• Assign work based on job orders, drawings, and production schedules.
• Monitor productivity and help ensure work is completed on time.
• Provide hands-on support with surface prep, masking, sanding, cleaning, coating application, and final finishing.
• Train and mentor team members on proper finishing techniques and safety practices.
• Inspect finished work for coverage, adhesion, thickness, and appearance.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, electrical, project management, and quality teams.
• Maintain accurate work orders, production records, time tracking, and output reporting.
• Monitor paint, coatings, and supply levels.
• Help maintain spray equipment, booths, ventilation systems, and clean work areas.
• Promote safe work practices, including PPE use, OSHA compliance, chemical handling, and waste disposal.

Requirements

• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in paint, coating, or finishing operations.
• Technical training in coatings or industrial finishing.
• Manufacturing or prefabricated building experience.
• Experience with industrial spray equipment, curing systems, or lean manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of coating systems, surface preparation, curing, and finish quality standards.
• Ability to read and interpret work orders, job specifications, and technical drawings.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements and safe chemical handling.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and organization skills.
• Ability to delegate, prioritize, and keep a team accountable.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

 

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