Paint Shop Supervisor

Company: Escape Recruitment Serv Ltd
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Location: Lanark
Job Description:

Job Description

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Paint Shop Supervisor

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South Lanarkshire

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Are you an experienced Paint Shop Supervisor, or Coatings Supervisor with a strong background in industrial painting or protective coatings?

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We are recruiting for an experienced Paint Shop Supervisor to lead a busy workshop-based coating operation in South Lanarkshire.

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This is a hands-on leadership role where you will be responsible for coordinating people, materials and production activity to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

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As Paint Shop Supervisor, you will:

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  • Plan daily and forward workloads to ensure the team has clear priorities.
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  • Allocate work according to production requirements and individual skills.
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  • Manage labour, materials and equipment to maintain production flow.
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  • Coordinate material movements with other workshop teams.
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  • Monitor team performance, productivity and downtime.
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  • Ensure coating work is completed to specification and quality requirements.
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  • Monitor coating and consumable usage and minimise unnecessary waste.
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  • Coordinate inspections and ensure defects or damaged work are rectified.
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  • Ensure production records and tracking systems are accurately maintained.
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  • Maintain high standards of Health & Safety, PPE, COSHH and risk assessment compliance.
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  • Ensure painting equipment, tools and consumables are available and fit for use.
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  • Maintain excellent housekeeping and workshop organisation.
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  • Lead, motivate and develop the team, including trainees and apprentices.
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  • Address performance issues appropriately and escalate where required.
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  • Provide regular updates to management regarding workload, progress, quality, bottlenecks and delivery priorities.
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You will ideally have:

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  • Previous supervisory, team leader or foreman experience within manufacturing, fabrication or industrial coatings.
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  • Strong experience within protective or industrial coatings.
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  • Experience managing a team within a production/workshop environment.
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  • Strong planning and organisational skills.
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  • The confidence to make decisions and solve problems under pressure.
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  • Excellent communication and leadership skills.
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  • A proactive approach to achieving production targets without compromising safety or quality.
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  • Key supervisory role within a growing business.
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  • Private healthcare and additional benefits.
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  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
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  • Employee discount scheme.
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  • Full-time, permanent, workshop-based position.
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  • Opportunity to take ownership of a busy production area and develop a team.
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If you have strong industrial coatings experience and are ready to take the next step into a key supervisory position, we'd be keen to hear from you.

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Apply now for a confidential discussion.

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Posted: September 7th, 2026