Coatings Manager

Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Hours: Monday to Friday- 8:30am-5:00pm,
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Coatings Manager to join a busy manufacturing operation in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

This is a key leadership position, responsible for overseeing coating operations across multiple manufacturing sites and paint lines. You will be responsible for driving high standards across safety, quality, productivity, capacity and continuous improvement, while ensuring consistent processes and performance across the operation.

Working closely with Production, Planning, Quality, Technical, Engineering and Maintenance teams, you will play a key role in improving efficiency, reducing waste and ensuring customer and operational requirements are consistently met.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage coating operations across multiple sites and production lines
• Manage and support supervisors and production teams, ensuring effective staffing, training and performance
• Develop and maintain consistent operating standards and best practices
• Work closely with Production Planning to manage capacity, workload and priorities
• Monitor and improve key departmental KPIs, including productivity, efficiency, downtime, quality, rework, labour and material usage
• Lead continuous improvement projects to increase capacity, improve quality, reduce waste and control costs
• Take ownership of coating quality and process control, investigating defects and recurring issues
• Work collaboratively with Technical, Production, Maintenance and Commercial teams on new products and process improvements
• Manage relationships with key paint and coating suppliers
• Monitor material and consumable usage, identifying opportunities to reduce waste and improve cost control
• Work with Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and minimise unplanned downtime
• Ensure all coating operations meet relevant health, safety, environmental and quality standards
• Support investigations into significant safety, environmental, quality and operational incidents
• Contribute to longer-term investment and improvement plans for coating facilities and equipment

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Proven management experience within an industrial coatings or manufacturing environment
• Strong technical knowledge of coating processes, surface preparation, application, curing, inspection and defect resolution
• Experience managing supervisors and production teams, including resource, capacity and performance management
• A proven track record of improving safety, quality, productivity, efficiency and costs
• Experience working with KPIs, budgets, material usage, waste reduction and continuous improvement
• Good knowledge of paint line equipment, maintenance and operational reliability
• Strong understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem-solving skills
• A proactive and commercially aware approach, with the ability to balance safety, quality, delivery and cost
• The ability to work collaboratively across different departments and levels of the business
• Relevant coatings, engineering, manufacturing or management qualifications would be desirable

If you are interested in this position please apply directly or email your CV over to MariaP@kpir.co.uk 

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