Salary: GBP 14.00 per hour. Temporary role with the potential to become permanent.
Hours: Monday to Thursday 07:30 – 16:30 and Friday 07:30 – 13:30.
Our client are a company with over 20 year’sexperience producing premium, durable products that help customers work smarter, safer, and more efficiently. We are currently recruiting for an experienced Paint PreparationTechnician to work alongside the paint sprayer in preparing industrial machinery and smaller parts ready for painting. Applicants will be required to have previously worked as a Paint PreparationTechnician outside of the automotive sector with abrasive wheel training.
Responsibilities
- Clean, sand, grind, and smooth surfaces using hand tools, power tools, and abrasive wheels to ensure proper adhesion of paint or coatings.
- Safely set up, inspect, and operate abrasive wheels in accordance with training and regulatory requirements.
- Apply masking materials to protect surfaces not being painted.
- Move, and organise parts for preparation and painting.
- Check surfaces for defects such as rust, dents, scratches, or contaminants and report issues to supervisors.
- Perform routine checks on sanding, grinding, and abrasive wheel equipment; report faults or wear.
- Follow all workplace safety procedures, including PPE use, abrasive wheel regulations, and safe handling of chemicals and coatings.
- Complete job cards, prep logs, and quality check lists accurately.
- Work closely with painters, supervisors, and quality inspectors to maintain work flow and meet production deadlines.
Required skills and experience
- Experience in paint preparation within industrial coating, or a similar manufacturing environment.
- Abrasive Wheel Training Certificate
- Ability to use sanding blocks, DA sanders, grinders, and other prep tools.
- Strong understanding of surface preparation techniques and quality standards.
- Ability to read and follow work instructions, technical drawings, and safety guidelines.
- Good manual dexterity and physical stamina.
If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply by submitting your CV or for more information please email lynne.robertshaw@travail.co.uk.
Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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