£31,000 – £35,500 per annum | Monday–Friday | Days | Optional Overtime We are looking for an experienced Powder Coater / Powder Coating Operative to join a busy and established manufacturing business in Grays, Essex. This is a permanent, workshop-based position offering regular Monday to Friday daytime hours. Overtime is available if you want it, but it isn't compulsory. We're looking for somebody with previous hands-on powder coating, industrial coating or metal finishing experience who understands the process and can produce a consistent, high-quality finish. The Role · Powder coating steel and metal components · Preparing metal components ready for coating · Cleaning, degreasing, masking and plugging · Setting up and operating powder coating equipment and spray guns · Electrostatic powder coating · Applying powder evenly to achieve the required finish · Working with different powders, colours and finishes · Curing coated components · Inspecting finished products and checking coating quality · Identifying defects and carrying out rework · Loading and unloading components · General workshop and production duties Key Experience & Skills · You will need previous practical powder coating experience, ideally within manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, metalwork or a similar industrial environment. · We're particularly interested in people with experience as a: · Powder Coater | Powder Coating Operative | Industrial Powder Coater | Metal Finisher | Surface Finisher | Paint Sprayer | Industrial Painter · You don't need formal qualifications. Practical experience and the ability to produce a good-quality finish are more important. · If your background is primarily industrial paint spraying but you've also carried out powder coating, we'd still be interested in hearing from you. Hours & Pay · £31,000 – £35,500 per annum, depending on experience. · Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 4:30pm · Overtime available but completely optional. · Free onsite parking, 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, solid pension and more