Production / Operations Manager — Painting

THAT 1 PAINTER — Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana

THAT 1 PAINTER is seeking an experienced Production / Operations Manager to oversee the day-to-day execution of our residential and commercial painting projects in the Shreveport/Bossier City market.

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who knows the painting industry and can take a sold project from scheduling through final completion. The right candidate will understand paint products, proper application, jobsite management, subcontractor relationships, quality control, and customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage painting projects from the point of sale through final completion and customer sign-off.
• Schedule projects, crews, and subcontractors to keep production moving efficiently.
• Order paint, coatings, sundries, and other materials required for each project.
• Maintain strong relationships with paint suppliers and ensure proper products are being used for each application.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, and maintain a reliable network of qualified painting subcontractors and crews.
• Conduct pre-production job reviews and communicate scope, expectations, colors, materials, and timelines to crews.
• Visit active jobsites to monitor quality, safety, cleanliness, productivity, and adherence to scope.
• Address production issues, change orders, customer concerns, and crew-related challenges quickly and professionally.
• Monitor material and labor usage to help maintain project profitability.
• Coordinate project completion, punch-list items, final walkthroughs, and post-production follow-through.
• Maintain strong communication with customers throughout the production process.
• Help create a culture of accountability, professionalism, quality workmanship, and exceptional customer service.

Required Experience

Extensive painting industry experience is required for this position.

Ideal candidates will have a strong professional background with companies or products such as Sherwin-Williams, PPG, or Benjamin Moore, including individuals who have worked in paint sales, store management, contractor support, or similar roles.

Candidates without supplier experience should have a minimum of three years of proven experience in the residential and/or commercial painting industry, preferably involving production management, project management, estimating, crew supervision, or painting operations.

Applicants should have a working knowledge of:

• Interior and exterior painting systems
• Residential and commercial coatings
• Surface preparation and proper application procedures
• Paint and material estimating
• Subcontractor and crew management
• Jobsite quality control
• Scheduling and production management
• Customer communication and problem resolution

What We're Looking For

We need someone who is organized, proactive, accountable, and comfortable making decisions. This is not simply an office management position. You will be directly involved in making sure our projects are properly staffed, supplied, managed, completed, and delivered to our customers at a high standard.

The successful candidate should be able to walk onto a painting project, understand what needs to happen, identify potential problems before they become expensive problems, and confidently communicate with painters, suppliers, customers, and company leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of residential or commercial painting experience or significant professional experience with a major paint supplier
• Strong knowledge of paint products, coatings, preparation, and application
• Experience managing painters, subcontractors, crews, or projects
• Excellent organizational and scheduling skills
• Strong communication and customer-service skills
• Ability to manage multiple active projects simultaneously
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Comfortable working in the field and visiting jobsites regularly

Why Join THAT 1 PAINTER?

• $45,000.00 annual base salary
• 7% commission on add on sales to existing projects
• Company Vehicle with gas card after 30-45 days of serivce

This is an opportunity to take an important leadership role in a growing painting company. We are looking for someone who wants more than just a job—we want a painting professional who can take ownership of production and help us build a strong, dependable operation in the Shreveport/Bossier City market.

If you have a strong painting background and enjoy managing people, projects, customers, and the details required to deliver excellent work, we want to talk with you.

Apply today with your resume and a brief description of your experience in the painting or coatings industry.

Pay: From $45,000.00 per year

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Bilingual with English and Spanish?

Experience:

• Residential Painting: 5 years (Required)

Location:

• Shreveport, LA 71101 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,000