Powder Coat Lead

**Job Title: Powder Coat Lead**

**Job Description**

The 2nd Shift Powder Coat Lead is responsible for overseeing the powder coating operations during the second shift, ensuring that quality, efficiency, and safety standards are consistently met. This position involves supervising a team of powder coat technicians, coordinating workflow, troubleshooting equipment, and maintaining production schedules.

**Responsibilities**

+ Supervise and lead the powder coating team during 2nd shift operations.

+ Ensure proper setup, operation, and maintenance of powder coating equipment.

+ Monitor the quality of finished products to ensure compliance with specifications.

+ Train and mentor team members on powder coating techniques and safety procedures.

+ Coordinate with other departments to meet production goals and deadlines.

+ Maintain inventory of coating materials and supplies.

+ Perform routine inspections and preventive maintenance on equipment.

+ Document production data, quality checks, and shift reports.

+ Enforce safety protocols and maintain a clean, organized work environment.

**Essential Skills**

+ High school diploma or equivalent; technical training preferred.

+ 3+ years of experience in powder coating, with at least 1 year in a lead or supervisory role.

+ Strong knowledge of powder coating processes, materials, and equipment.

+ Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.

+ Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

+ Familiarity with OSHA regulations and safety standards.

**Additional Skills & Qualifications**

+ Any sort of powder coating/painting experience is a plus.

+ Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.

+ Experience with painting, spray guns, and paint booths.

+ Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and endure standing, walking, bending, and reaching for extended periods.

**Why Work Here?**

Join a company that is growing extremely fast, offering competitive hourly wages with shift differentials, health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, holidays, and retirement plan options.

**Work Environment**

The work environment is non-climate controlled with exposure to heat, noise, and powder coating chemicals. The role requires physical endurance and involves hands-on work without automated processes.

**Job Type & Location**

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hilliard, Ohio.

**Pay and Benefits**

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

**Workplace Type**

This is a fully onsite position in Hilliard,OH.

**Application Deadline**

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 18, 2025.

**About Aerotek:**

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.