How to hire a powder coating painter

How to hire a powder coating painter, step by step

Here's a step-by-step powder coating painter hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your powder coating painter job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a powder coating painter for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect powder coating painter also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of powder coating painter salaries for various roles:

   Type of Powder Coating Painter	Description	Hourly rate
   Powder Coating Painter	Painters apply paint, stain, and coatings to walls and ceilings, buildings, bridges, and other structures.	$12-23
   Painter Apprentice	Painter Apprentices work for an organization either full time or part-time while undertaking formal training on the job. Their duties include working out needed materials quantity through job specifications, drawings, or surface measurements, and erecting structures to protect the area from paint such as ladders, scaffoldings, and drop sheets... Show more	$13-22
   Painter Helper	A painter helper is a specialist who assists the principal painter with the preparation of a room, building, car, or other objects. You will be responsible for the preliminary work before the actual painting, such as preparing the work area, scraping off old paint, buffing and sanding surfaces, and applying filler and taping... Show more	$10-23

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Coat Painting
   • Coats
   • Paint Guns
   • Mask
   • Color Changes
   • Quality Standards
   • Safety Equipment
   • Painting Equipment
   • Spray Guns
   • Assembly Line
   • Safety Procedures
   • Safety Regulations
   • Visual Inspections
   • ISO

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Weld aluminum, brass, steel, stainless steel, chrome moly, and cast iron using MIG and TIG applications.
   • Look parts up in book to see how they need to be run.
   • Suit up, connect to air hose, respirators
   • Operate forklifts and hoists to move parts around.
   • Weld support beams and run the powdercoat line.
   • Assemble various parts for mowers on the line.

   More powder coating painter duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your powder coating painter job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A powder coating painter salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a powder coating painter in Alabama may be lower than in California, and an entry-level powder coating painter usually earns less than a senior-level powder coating painter. Additionally, a powder coating painter with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average powder coating painter salary

   $16.79hourly

   $34,919 yearly

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   Entry-level powder coating painter salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 28, 2026

   Average powder coating painter salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$46,873	$23
   2	Minnesota	$44,170	$21
   3	New York	$41,424	$20
   4	Wisconsin	$38,869	$19
   5	Pennsylvania	$38,507	$19
   6	Colorado	$36,235	$17
   7	Indiana	$35,045	$17
   8	Iowa	$34,633	$17
   9	Ohio	$34,310	$17
   10	Texas	$32,237	$16
   11	Arizona	$32,101	$15
   12	South Carolina	$31,697	$15
   13	Florida	$31,668	$15
   14	Kentucky	$31,661	$15
   15	Tennessee	$31,561	$15
   16	Nebraska	$30,044	$14
   17	Oklahoma	$28,203	$14
   18	North Carolina	$27,391	$13

   Average powder coating painter salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Snap-on Tools	$43,519	$20.92
   2	Lockheed Martin	$41,630	$20.01	15
   3	McWane	$40,636	$19.54	3
   4	Lippert Components	$40,044	$19.25	1
   5	Alamo Group	$39,830	$19.15	2
   6	Generac Holdings	$39,180	$18.84	4
   7	HELGESEN	$36,823	$17.70
   8	Argon Industries	$36,811	$17.70
   9	DRS	$36,769	$17.68	1
   10	Major Tool & Machine	$36,739	$17.66	1
   11	The Wood Company	$36,137	$17.37	2
   12	MEC	$36,137	$17.37	1
   13	Philips Lighting North America	$36,027	$17.32
   14	Briggs & Stratton	$35,972	$17.29
   15	System One	$35,932	$17.27	1
   16	Mazak	$35,884	$17.25
   17	John Deere	$35,830	$17.23	2
   18	LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions	$35,475	$17.06
   19	Safway Group Holding LLC	$35,158	$16.90
   20	B & G International	$35,127	$16.89

4. Writing a powder coating painter job description

   A job description for a powder coating painter role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a powder coating painter job description:

   Powder coating painter job description example

   We are looking for a Powder Coat Painter to join our client’s amazing team. The Powder Coat Painter applies paint and other coatings to a variety of materials and surfaces. They will utilize wet, powder, conventional, and electrostatic paint equipment. Our family-owned and operated client has been a leader in sheet metal fabrication and manufacturing for over 50 years! If you are a committed, collaborative worker looking to join a top company and take your career to the next level, then we have the right opportunity for you!

   SHIFT: Monday - Friday, 3:30pm - 12:00am PAY: $16-17 hourly *WEEKLY PAY*

   ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

   • Prepares surfaces for paint by rubbing, sanding, filling, and masking as appropriate

   • Mix and apply base coat, finish coat, and texture coat materials according to specified consistency and viscosity

   • Applies primer, finished and other protective coating

   • Operates all paint equipment including paint ovens, spray washer, and paint pump equipment

   • Checks work and identifies issues to maintain quality and safety standards

   • Maintains and cleans work space and equipment

   • Assist with additional projects when needed

   QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

   • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience

   • Two (2) years of painting preparation, touch-up, part mark, spray paint, silk-screen, or related experience

   • Ability to use handheld power tools, paint equipment, and bulky parts and assemblies

   • Training in machine safety and quality awareness preferred

   • Ability to read and interpret production blueprints preferred

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find powder coating painters for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your powder coating painter job on Zippia to find and attract quality powder coating painter candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as constructionjobs.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with powder coating painter 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.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   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 powder coating painter

   Once you've found the powder coating painter 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.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   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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