Milton Keynes
£36,750 - £39,990 Basic Salary + Shift Allowance
Permanent
Rotating Early, Late & Night Shifts
Shift Allowances
With 12.5% Shift Uplift: £45,000 to £56,250
With 33% Shift Uplift: £53,200 to £66,500
Join a Leading Rail Engineering Business
Are you an experienced Paint Sprayer or Prepper looking to take your skills into a specialist engineering environment?
We're recruiting a number of Paint Sprayers / Preppers to join one of the UK's leading rail engineering organisations in Milton Keynes. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on large scale rail vehicles and components, producing high quality finishes that play a vital role in keeping the UK's rail network moving.
Whether your experience comes from Rail, Aerospace, Marine, Power Generation, Defence, Automotive Manufacturing, or Heavy Industrial Painting, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy the preparation side of the painting process as much as the spraying itself.
The position is approximately:
70% Surface Preparation / 30% Paint Spraying
You'll be responsible for preparing rail vehicle components to the highest standards before applying specialist coatings and finishes in line with customer specifications and industry requirements.
What You'll Be Doing
Preparing rail vehicles and components for painting and finishing
Sanding, masking, filling and repairing surface imperfections
Carrying out detailed preparation work to achieve high quality finishes
Mixing paints, primers and coatings to specification
Operating industrial spray painting equipment safely and effectively
Applying primers, base coats and finishing coats using water based paint systems
Conducting quality inspections throughout the preparation and painting process
Working to strict quality, environmental and safety standards
Maintaining equipment, tools and work areas to a high standard
What We're Looking For
Essential Experience
Proven background in paint preparation and spray painting
Strong preparation skills including sanding, masking, filling and finishing
Experience operating industrial spray equipment
Ability to work to detailed specifications and quality standards
Strong understanding of health and safety within an industrial environment
Ability to work effectively within a shift based operation
Industry Backgrounds Considered
We're particularly interested in candidates from:
Rail
Aerospace
Marine
Power Generation
Defence
Heavy Engineering
Industrial Manufacturing
Important Information
This role is primarily preparation focused, with around 70% of the workload dedicated to prep work.
A practical spray test forms part of the assessment process.
Candidates whose experience is limited to SMART repairs may not be suitable unless they can demonstrate substantial industrial, structural, or manufacturing paint experience.
Offers of employment are subject to a successful medical assessment, drugs and alcohol screening.
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to join a well established engineering business offering long term job security, specialist training, excellent earning potential through shift allowances, and the chance to work on high profile rail projects that make a real impact across the UK.
Apply today to find out more and take the next step in your engineering career.
About ford & Stanley group
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
Services advertised by Ford & Stanley are that of an employment consultancy business
Salary description
£36750.00 - £66500.00 per year