Paint Superintendent

The Paint Superintendent reports to the Director, Trades outfitting and oversees all surface preparation, coating, and painting operations on marine vessels during construction at Vancouver Shipyards. The role ensures compliance with industry standards, customer specifications, environmental regulations, and safety protocols. The Paint Superintendent leads and coordinates teams of painters, blasters, and subcontractors to ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery, provides leadership and directions, ensuring that efficiency and quality levels are consistently maintained to successfully deliver required outputs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or industrial management
• 5+ years of experience in industrial or marine coatings
• 5+ years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role
• Proven supervisory and management experience in a union environment
• Experience with shipyard environments, new vessel construction, and government or military contracts (NAVSEA)
• In-depth knowledge of production responsibilities specific to shipbuilding (welding, metal fabrication, electrical, pipefitting, paint/sandblasting, mechanical, rigging)
• Deep knowledge of marine coatings systems, surface preparation, and application methods (brush, roll, spray, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of SSPC, NACE, NAVSEA, and ABS standards and their application in shipbuilding and repair environments
• Commitment to safety and quality and demonstrated experience in the application of behavioural based safety
• Ability to read blueprints, work packages, and technical specifications
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to motivate and collaborate with others to achieve desired results
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and problem solve
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and lead others towards a shared goal
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiations skills to resolve disagreements quickly and effectively, bringing a problem-solving attitude to conflicting approaches
• Ability to work with limited direction and to function as a key team member
• Strong written, verbal and electronic communication skills
• Proficiency with basic computer skills (MS Office, work management systems)

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Pension plan matching
• Extended health care (paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more)
• Dental care
• Vision care
• Life insurance
• Medical leave coverage
• Parental leave coverage
• Childcare benefit partnership
• $500 personal spending account
• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)