How to hire a color matcher

How to hire a color matcher, step by step

Here's a step-by-step color matcher hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a color matcher job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new color matcher
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the color matcher you need to hire. Certain color matcher roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A color matcher's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, color matchers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents color matcher salaries for various positions.

   Type of Color Matcher	Description	Hourly rate
   Color Matcher	Chemical technicians use special instruments and techniques to help chemists and chemical engineers research, develop, produce, and test chemical products and processes.	$15-64
   Analytical Technician	Analytical technicians are professionals who are responsible for managing the daily operation of activities in a laboratory as well as maintain lab equipment to ensure a high standard of sanitation. These technicians must assist in laboratory work, such as developing analytical test methods and performing analysis of raw materials and in-process samples... Show more	$19-54
   Chemical Processor	Chemical processors are the workers who prepare a variety of chemicals for manufacturing and production. The processors operate and monitor the equipment that controls the chemical reactions when processing consumer or industrial products... Show more	$13-24

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Hazardous Materials
   • Extrusion
   • Ink Colors
   • Spectrophotometers
   • Extruders
   • Color Formulas
   • UV
   • Customer Orders
   • Color Samples

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
   • Correct errors make by Pre-Edit and CRT departments.
   • Perform required testing for batch product evaluation base on establish specifications, and communicate with QC manager.
   • Perform required testing for batch product evaluation base on establish specifications, and communicate with QC manager.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your color matcher job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A color matcher can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, color matchers' average salary in montana is 54% less than in west virginia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level color matchers 76% less than senior-level color matchers.
   • Certifications. A color matcher with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a color matcher's salary.

   Average color matcher salary

   $67,039yearly

   $32.23 hourly rate

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   Entry-level color matcher salary

   $33,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 13, 2026

4. Writing a color matcher job description

   A color matcher job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a color matcher job description:

   Color matcher job description example

   Since 1983, Len-Tex Corporation has been one of the largest employers in the Walpole, New Hampshire community.

   As one of the first clean and sustainable vinyl wallcovering manufacturers, we continue driving innovation to take the vinyl wallcovering industry into previously uncharted areas.

   By joining Len-Tex you join this innovation race alongside a community of designers, color specialists, production technicians, partners and customers who are committed to manufacturing the right way: for our customers, our environment, and for future generations.

   Len-Tex is always looking for skilled talent to support our manufacturing and warehousing operations!

   
   

   Summary: Responsible for making final color adjustments and approvals on press to match to production standards.

   
   

   Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

   • Perform production color-matching to standards.
   • Confirm print quality at beginning of each press run with press operators and stop run when necessary to allow operator to correct process problems.
   • Follow established processes and procedures.
   • Label ink being returned to ink room with new drawdowns and weight affixed to pail.
   • Reduce downtime wherever possible. Goal is no more than 4 color hits or one hour maximum per job.
   • Record ink usage on production order.
   • Keep color matching areas clean and orderly at all times, including cleaning lamp diffusers in colormatch booths.
   • Must ensure that all drawdown rods are cleaned weekly with Ceram Clean II.
   • Must see that retains are filed during any down time; at least on Fridays during Print wash up.
   • Assist with weekly department cleanups.
   • Other duties as assigned.

   
   

   Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

   • Reading and writing skills
   • Strong math skills required
   • Ability to grip, lift, and carry up to 50lbs
   • Precise color perception to match to production standards.
   • Ability to use hand tools: wrench, wiper, utility knife.
   • Work standing on feet two to three hours between breaks.
   • Ability to visually discern print problems on a moving web.
   • Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

   
   

   Qualifications: Two plus years previous color matching experience.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right color matcher for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with color matchers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit color matchers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your color matcher job on Zippia to find and recruit color matcher candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with color matcher candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new color matcher

   Once you've found the color matcher candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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