P1 Paint Booth Technician Lead - 2nd Shift at Trek in Waterloo, WI

P1 Paint Booth Technician Lead - 2nd Shift

Location: Waterloo, Wisconsin

A bit about us

Trek is an awesome place to work, with amazing benefits for all employees. We build only products we love, provide incredible hospitality to our customers, and change the world by getting more people on bikes. When you’re on our team, you’re taken care of, encouraged to learn and grow, and given lots of opportunities to do so. Give us your best, and we’ll give it right back. Sound pretty sweet? Then come join us!

Job Description

The Paint Booth Cleaning Team Lead is responsible for overseeing the daily activities of Paint Booth Cleaning Technicians while ensuring paint booths, paint systems, and surrounding work areas are maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, safety, and operational efficiency. This role provides leadership, training, scheduling support, and quality oversight for the cleaning team, while serving as the primary point of contact for paint booth cleaning operations during the shift.

The Team Lead works closely with Paint Operations, Maintenance, and Production teams to minimize downtime, maintain paint quality standards, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, direct, and support Paint Booth Cleaning Technicians on assigned shift.
• Assign daily cleaning tasks and prioritize workloads based on production schedules.
• Train new employees on cleaning procedures, safety practices, and standard work instructions.
• Monitor employee performance and provide coaching to ensure expectations are met.
• Promote a positive team environment focused on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate shift priorities, issues, and updates to team members and leadership.

Cleaning Operations

• Ensure all paint booths, bake ovens, conveyors, paint rooms, and related equipment are cleaned according to established schedules.
• Coordinate paint booth filter changes
• Perform and assist with routine and deep-cleaning activities as required.
• Inspect work areas to ensure cleanliness standards are consistently maintained.
• Coordinate booth shutdown cleaning activities and special projects.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and disposal of paint waste, solvents, and cleaning materials.

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of manufacturing, industrial cleaning, paint line, or related experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, or team coordination experience.
• Ability to read and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and schedules.

Trek Benefits:

• Flexible and fun company culture
• Competitive health care
• PPO & HDHP medical plan options, Dental insurance, Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Free life insurance & optional term life insurance
• Competitive vacation package
• 401(k) with match and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
• 12 weeks of maternity leave with 100% pay
• Flexible holiday schedule – 10 company holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $15,000! (Undergraduate & Masters programs)
• Employee discounts on all product
• Deep partner retail discounts

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. Trek strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

We are an E-Verify employer.

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