This is a hands-on role suited to someone who takes pride in their work and has a strong eye for detail. You will be responsible for preparing forklift trucks, attachments and components for painting, ensuring surfaces are clean, smooth and correctly prepared before applying a high-quality finish. You will also be involved in stripping and reassembling panels and wheels, with some basic mechanical work required.
Key Responsibilities
Inspect surfaces for contamination, damage and imperfections before painting.
Remove wheels, panels and other components from forklift trucks and attachments.
Clean, degrease, scrape and sand surfaces ready for painting.
Fill dents, cracks and damaged areas where required.
Mask and protect areas that should not be painted.
Prepare and spray forklifts, attachments and components using 2-pack paint.
Reassemble panels, wheels, batteries and other components following completion.
Use spray booth equipment, clean air systems, heating controls, compressors and air guns safely.
Maintain a clean, organised and safe workshop environment.
Prepare paints and maintain brushes, rollers and other equipment.
Correctly store paints and materials to ensure they remain in good condition.
Carry out basic mechanical tasks such as changing tyres and steam cleaning machinery.
Work closely with engineers and other workshop staff to ensure jobs are completed to a high standard.
Follow all relevant health and safety procedures at all times.
About You
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in paint preparation, industrial painting, vehicle painting or a similar environment, with a good understanding of surface preparation and spraying techniques. Experience using 2-pack paint would be highly beneficial.
You will need to be comfortable working independently, managing your own workload and completing work to agreed timescales, while maintaining a high standard of finish. Good attention to detail, hand-eye coordination and a methodical approach are essential.
A basic mechanical understanding would also be advantageous, as the role includes some additional workshop duties such as tyre changes and cleaning machinery. Full training will be provided where required.
Salary & Benefits
£35,000-£38,000 per annum
Based in Mansfield
Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
40 hours per week
23 days' holiday + bank holidays
Workplace pension
On-site parking
Occasional Saturday working, paid at double time
Full-time, permanent position
Workshop-based roleBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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Salary description
£35000.00 - £38000.00 per year