Lead steel painting operations in Edmonton with Waiward Industrial LP, coordinating crews, safety practices, production schedules, and industrial coating requirements.

The Paint Shop Lead Hand paints steel according to work orders and provides workflow leadership to Spray Painters, Sandblasters, and Wheelobrator Operators. This permanent, full time weekend-shift position supports a unionized fabrication shop. You will work with Project Managers on material specifications, customer requirements, and product data sheets while maintaining productivity, quality, and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

- Paint steel according to work orders and specifications
- Provide workflow leadership to paint shop crews
- Schedule production and ensure division completion




- Conduct safety meetings, inspections, and hazard reviews
- Verify equipment, PPE, competency, and housekeeping standards

Requirements:

- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Five to seven years’ steel industry supervisory experience
- Certified NACE Level 2 qualification
- Experience operating Wheelobrators, airless sprays, and sandblasting hoses
- Required FLHA Training and WHMIS

Apply steel coating leadership, safety knowledge, and production coordination skills as Waiward’s Edmonton Paint Shop Lead Hand.

📌 Paint Shop Lead Hand Edmonton
🏢 Waiward Industrial
📍 Edmonton