Location: Cocoa, FL Job Type: Full-Time Schedule: 1st Shift; provides oversight for potential 2nd Shift operations Starting Pay: $30.00/hour, with higher pay available based on experience
Position Overview
Seeking an experienced Paint & Load Operations Lead to direct daily painting, blasting, and steel loading activities. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for coordinating employees and workflow, maintaining quality standards, supporting training, and ensuring work is completed safely and on schedule.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Training
Help interview and evaluate candidates for department positions.
Train new employees on painting, loading, procedures, and job expectations.
Provide consistent, professional leadership and support a productive team environment.
Assist with corrective action and progressive discipline when required.
Painting & Quality Control
Oversee daily painting, blasting, and loading activities.
Verify work meets project specifications, manufacturer requirements, and quality standards.
Complete and maintain required daily paint documentation.
Perform routine checks with gauges, meters, and other testing equipment to verify proper operation and calibration.
Conduct QA/QC inspections of completed work and identify issues requiring correction.
Production & Shipping
Review load tickets for accuracy and ensure required information is entered into production/shipping software.
Train employees on production and shipping systems as needed.
Work with production, logistics, and management to prioritize painting and loading assignments.
Monitor schedules and coordinate department activities to meet delivery deadlines.
Support overtime and weekend work when production schedules require it.
Identify process improvements and communicate recommendations to management.
Safety
Enforce workplace safety procedures and address unsafe practices.
Promote a safety-focused work environment across the department.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in structural steel painting and/or loading operations.
At least 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
Strong knowledge of industrial/structural steel painting standards and quality-control practices.
Experience with QA/QC processes, gauges, meters, and testing equipment.
Familiarity with production or shipping software preferred.
Demonstrated ability to train employees and manage a team.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and accuracy.
Commitment to workplace safety and compliance.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Cocoa, FL
Job Type
Contractor
Skills
Blastingunmatched
Calibrationunmatched
Cocoa Programming Languageunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Interviewing Skillsunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Logistics Managementunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Painting (Facilities and Maintenance)unmatched
People Managementunmatched
Procedure Implementationunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Production Scheduleunmatched
Production Systemsunmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Quality Assurance Methodologyunmatched
Quality Controlunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Safety Complianceunmatched
Safety Processunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Test Equipmentunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
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