Richelieu Hardware is looking for a Industrial Wood Coatings Paint Lab Technician (or Color matching Specialist) for the Winnipeg branch

This person is responsible to handle all matters related to various types of coatings; including but not limited to stains, primers, pre-cat, post-cat, urethanes, and water-based products.

More specifically, the main responsibilities of the position are to:

- Custom Color Mixing proficiency
- Provide color matches services for customers – meeting rush requirements
- Maintain formula/recipe data base
- Support sales force with technical expertise and product application
- Strong wood finishing technical aptitude
- Familiar with viscometer, gloss meter, light box, film thickness meter, etc. for testing coating products
- Prepare samples
- Ability to lift to 50lbs.
- Responsible to maintain quality and safe work practices

Requirements

- Strong knowledge of Woodcoatings Industry
- Aptitude for matching colors
- Good Color Vision
- High level of self-motivation, self-direction, and self-discipline
- Excellent written, verbal communication and strong inter-personal skills
- Good organizational and time management skills

What We Offer

- A Canadian flagship : As a company with proud roots in Quebec, present in Canada and the United States, we enjoy excellent recognition and a great reputation.
- A mature and stable company: With more than 50 years of experience in the market, we offer the trust and organizational strength needed for a safe working environment.
- Continuous growth: With strong financial health, our business is constantly expanding, opening future opportunities for all.
- Competitive compensation: We offer competitive base compensation based on the market.
- Opportunity to become a shareholder: We believe in the involvement of our employees and offer them the prospect to become shareholders.
- Work-life balance:



We value a healthy and flexible work workplace, allowing everyone to achieve a work-life balance.
- Quality products: We are committed to offering products of exceptional quality, thus satisfying our most demanding customers.
- Opportunity to grow: We encourage career opportunities and continuing education for the professional development of our employees.

Invitation to Apply If you would like to contribute to the growth of a North American leader, we would be pleased to review your application. All individuals who possess the essential qualifications are encouraged to apply. We invite you to visit our corporate website at https://www.richelieu.com/emplois to submit your application

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, we will only communicate with candidates selected for the pre-selection process.

By submitting their application file, candidates consent to Richelieu Hardware Ltée collecting, using, and retaining the documents provided solely for the purpose of evaluating their application. These documents may be retained by Richelieu Hardware Ltée for future reference for a period of twelve (12) months following receipt of the application.

Quincaillerie Richelieu est un chef de file en Amérique du Nord et un agent de changement dans une industrie créative et dynamique. Nous sommes un importateur, distributeur et fabricant de quincaillerie spécialisée et de produits complémentaires.

Nos clients – Plus de 120 000 clients en Amérique du Nord : fabricants d’armoires de cuisine et de salle de bains, de rangements et de garde-robes, de meubles résidentiels et de bureau, des ébénisteries résidentielles et commerciales ainsi que des détaillants en quincaillerie incluant les grandes surfaces de rénovation.

Notre équipe – 3 200 personnes, dont près de la moitié se consacre à la vente et au marketing et plus de 50 % sont actionnaires de Richelieu.

📌 Industrial Wood Coatings Paint Lab Technician (Winnipeg)
🏢 Quincaillerie Richelieu Ltée/Richelieu Hardware
📍 Winnipeg