Paint Shop Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group are pleased to be working in partnership with a successful manufacturing business in their search for a Paint Shop Manager, to lead a significant division within their operation. This role is a mixture of being a technical authority within the team, ensuring the highest standards of coating quality, compliance, and efficiency whilst being a people leader, coaching and developing the team to meet world class status. Responsibilities: • Lead and manage the paint shop team to hit production output and quality targets • Build team capability through hands-on coaching, structured training, and clear performance management • Set and maintain department standards, documented procedures, and individual accountability • Champion a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement across the team • Support recruitment activity, new starter onboarding, and longer-term succession planning • Serve as the go-to technical authority on all painting and coating processes • Oversee surface preparation, coating application, and curing operations from start to finish • Ensure full compliance with applicable specifications including ISO standards and customer requirements • Diagnose coating defects, identify root causes, and drive corrective action • Develop and maintain painting procedures and quality benchmarks on an ongoing basis • Manage material sourcing, product selection, and day-to-day supplier relationships • Ensure paint plant and equipment is maintained, utilised effectively, and fit for purpose • Lead internal audits and maintain compliance across all HSEQ requirements Experience Required: • Thorough experience in an industrial painting or surface coating environment • Strong working knowledge of surface preparation methods and coating systems • Proven leadership experience gained within a manufacturing setting • Comfortable operating across both the technical and people management sides of the role • Good grasp of quality standards, defect identification, and root cause analysis • Used to working within production schedules and reporting against KPIs • Sector experience in heavy metal fabrication, power generation, oil and gas, or a comparable environment • Familiar with coating specifications including ISO 12944 • Experience managing or participating in audits and inspection programmes • Working knowledge of continuous improvement tools such as Lean and 5S • A natural leader who can influence, motivate, and develop people at all levels • Detail-focused with a genuine commitment to getting the quality right The company are looking for a specialist within their field, and have a salary & package to match the specialist need. Should you want to speak further about it, apply now. About Elevation Recruitment Group Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long-term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.