P1 Painter - Lead at TREK in Waterloo, WI

P1 Painter - Lead

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 P1 paint lead is responsible for overseeing daily paint operations to ensure safe, high quality, and on-time production. This role provides direct leadership to roughly 10 hourly painters, enforces quality and safety standards, manages workflow, and serves as the primary liaison between painters and the quality, engineering, maintenance, and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Accountability
  • Provide direct supervision to hourly paint personnel.
  • Complete monthly one on ones, annual performance reviews, and real time coaching to develop staff.
  • Set high standards for safety, quality, performance, and attendance, and hold people accountable.
  • Partner with leadership and Human Resources to ensure a positive working environment
• Operations & Workflow Management
  • Plan and execute daily priorities to meet production schedules
  • Anticipate and mitigate bottlenecks related to materials, cure times, or equipment
• Quality
  • Give feedback to team members on surface preparation, application quality, and defect prevention
  • Identify and contain paint defects early to minimize rework
  • Ensure all work meets Trek’s Cosmetic Guidelines
• Safety
  • Enforce PPE requirements, safe material handling, and booth safety standards
  • Ensure proper ventilation, housekeeping, and flammable material controls
  • Stop work and escalate issues when unsafe conditions exist
• Training & Development
  • Coach painters on spray technique, defect prevention, and equipment use
  • Develop backup skills and bench strength within the team
• Continuous Improvement
  • Lead efforts to reduce variability, rework, and first pass defects
  • Support standard work, housekeeping improvements, and process optimization

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience leading or supervising employees in a manufacturing or industrial paint environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Industrial coatings and application methods
  • Paint booth operations and environmental controls
  • Safety practices related to solvents, isocyanates, and flammable materials
• Strong communication, organization, and decision-making skills
• Ability to lead on the floor and address issues in real time

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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