This is a leadership position. Beyond doing exceptional work with your own hands, you’ll set the standard for the shop, mentor other team members, and help us build a professional, detail-driven environment from the ground up. We want someone who can run their own work independently and bring others up to their level.
- **Surface Preparation & Fairing - ** Longboarding, blocking, and fairing hulls and superstructures to perfectly straight, distortionfree lines
- **Premium Coating Application - ** Priming and spraying high-end marine polyurethane topcoats (e.g. Awlgrip, Alexseal)
- **Gelcoat & Composite Repair - ** Precision fiberglass repairs, structural gouge fixes, and flawless gelcoat colour-matching
- **Final Finishing - ** Machine compounding, polishing, and applying advanced ceramic or polymer coatings to a swirl-free, highgloss shine
- **Environmental Discipline - ** Strict dust control, clean masking lines, and humidity management within tented or indoor containment
- **Team Leadership - ** Setting quality standards, mentoring teammates, and shaping a professional shop culture.
- **The Eye for Detail** - You spot a low spot, a dust speck, or a sanding scratch from across the shop and refuse to coat over it until it’s perfect
- **Leadership & Independence** - The judgment to run your own work and the ability to guide and mentor others
- **Marine Material Familiarity** - Practical knowledge of marine epoxies, fairing compounds, and specialized topcoat systems
- **Reliable Transportation** - Able to commute to our Morris Island shop and job sites year-round
- **Portfolio of Work** (an asset) - Photos or video of past fairing, painting, or gelcoat work are a strong asset, though not required.
- **Competitive Pay** - $25–$35/hr for this leadership role, based on experience and demonstrated skill
- **Paid Training & Practical Demonstration** - A two-week paid evaluation period to show your fairing and finishing standards while getting up to speed. Complete the onemonth probation and earn a bonus bringing your training pay up to full wage
- **Medical Benefits** - Our group benefits plan is in place for permanent, full-time employees, after 3 months
- **Project-Based Bonuses**
- **No Winter Layoffs** - Secure, stable, year-round work in a sector usually plagued by seasonal shutdowns
- **Pride in Your Craft** - An environment where patience and precision are celebrated, not rushed
- **Premium Tools & Environment** - Proper materials, safety gear, and climate controlled containment to do your best work.