Paint Tint Specialist (Color Matching)

Color Lab Technician (Tint Specialist)

Company: Würth Wood Group

Location: 6660 Santa Barbara Road, Elkridge, MD, 21075

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, with a 30-minute lunch

Starting Compensation: $22.00/HR

Drug Test: 10-Panel Pre-Employment Drug Screening is required in the event of a job offer. We also test for all forms THC/Cannabis/Marijuana – NO EXCEPTIONS

Background Check: Criminal Background Check is required in the event of a job offer.

Position Overview

Würth Wood Group is seeking a Color Lab Technician (Tint Specialist) to join our growing team in Elkridge, MD. This position is responsible for producing accurate custom color matches and maintaining consistency across stains, coatings, and finishes for customers in the custom cabinetry and architectural millwork industries.

We are open to candidates who are newer to professional color matching, including those who have gained relevant tinting or paint-matching experience in retail paint, hardware, or home improvement environments. More important than years of experience is a strong eye for color, attention to detail, willingness to learn, and the ability to consistently produce accurate results.

The Tint Specialist will work alongside an experienced team member and receive ongoing training in color development, finishing products, customer applications, and troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce approximately 3–6 custom color matches per day, along with required remixes and adjustments.
• Mix and match stains, lacquers, and other finishing products to customer specifications.
• Maintain consistent color accuracy across repeat orders and custom formulations.
• Use a Corob tint dispensing system to dispense products and record formulations.
• Utilize a spectrophotometer when appropriate to assist with color development and matching.
• Mix and prepare both 1-gallon and 5-gallon batches.
• Work with a variety of water-based and solvent-based finishing products, including pre-catalyzed and post-catalyzed lacquers, polyurethane products, and other professional wood coatings.
• Work with finishing product lines including Sayerlack and M.L. Campbell.
• Evaluate color matches visually and make manual adjustments when necessary.
• Maintain accurate records of formulas, adjustments, remixes, and completed orders.
• Process and track orders and inventory using Agility/DMSI.
• Maintain tinting equipment and keep the color lab clean, organized, and operating efficiently.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, and other team members to resolve color or product-related issues.
• As product knowledge develops, assist customers by phone, email, or in person with color and finishing questions.
• Follow all company safety, quality, and product-handling procedures.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with paint tinting, color matching, stains, coatings, or finishing products is preferred but not required.
• Candidates with color-matching or paint-department experience from home improvement, hardware, paint, coatings, or similar retail environments are encouraged to apply.
• Ability to distinguish subtle differences in color, tone, shade, and finish.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing consistent results.
• Comfortable learning tint-dispensing equipment, spectrophotometer technology, and color formulation processes.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn order-processing and inventory systems.
• Strong organizational and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to manage multiple custom matches and remixes while maintaining accuracy.
• Dependable, self-directed, and comfortable working in a hands-on production environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn professional wood-finishing products and applications.
• Ability to communicate professionally with customers and internal teams as needed.

Training & Development

New hires can expect a structured introduction to the business and color lab, including:

• 1–2 days of general company onboarding.
• Approximately 3–5 days working within Operations to learn branch processes and workflow.
• 1–2 days initially shadowing the color-mixing process.
• Ongoing hands-on training in color development, product knowledge, finishing applications, and common customer challenges.

As knowledge and experience develop, the position offers opportunities to take on greater responsibility, including direct customer interaction and advanced color troubleshooting.

What Success Looks Like

New Tint Specialists are provided approximately 3–6 months to learn the role and develop proficiency. Success in the position is primarily measured by:

• Color match accuracy and consistency: Custom colors should match customer specifications accurately and consistently.
• Customer returns and credits: Incorrect color matches can result in customers returning products or requesting credits. Fewer tint-related returns and credits mean fewer errors and are a key measure of success in this role.
• Customer feedback: Consistently producing accurate matches that meet customer expectations.
• Quality and volume: Successfully handling the branch's volume of custom matches and remixes without sacrificing accuracy.

Our Customers

The Elkridge branch primarily serves custom cabinet shops and architectural millwork shops that depend on accurate, repeatable professional finishing solutions.

Employee Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Discount

Würth Wood Group

It all started in 1983 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a clear vision for serving custom cabinet builders, commercial fixture and millwork companies. With well-defined goals, hard work, and honest, dependable service, Charlotte Hardwood Center began to grow. Adding 12 more locations in 7 states over the next 25 years, the company, under the umbrella name The Hardwood Group, became the premier lumber and woodworking distributor in the Southeast.

In 1999, The Würth Group of Künzelsau, Germany, purchased The Hardwood Group, giving customers access to an even wider variety of services, cost efficiencies, and new products, including the Würth line of products recognized throughout the world for innovation and quality.

In the summer of 2006, The Hardwood Group formally changed the name of all its branches to Würth Wood Group. Known by customers as the distributor who “works hard for us,” Würth Wood Group is passionate about its customers and focused on making them more successful.

Würth Wood Group customers benefit from a well-trained, knowledgeable sales team, efficient operations, and a broad product range. Additional support comes from Finishing Specialists, Würth Product Specialists, Architectural Products Specialists, Green Building Products Specialists, and other highly trained personnel available for on-site training and consultation.

From lumber and plywood to surfacing products, tools, finishes, and specialty hardware, Würth Wood Group continues to offer custom cabinet shops and furniture, store fixture, millwork, and casework manufacturers a wide range of high-quality materials and brands.

Vision

In our trading territories, Würth Wood Group will become the most recognized and successful distributor of products serving the cabinet and woodworking industry. People will prefer to do business with us because we have earned their trust as their single source of supply.

• Innovative, high-quality products with a record of proven performance.
• Consistent, reliable deliveries and order fulfillment.
• Continuous operational efficiencies and improvements.
• Competitive, yet profitable pricing.

Mission

We are passionate about our customers and work hard on their behalf. People are considered the most important component of our organization. We take the lead in offering quality products and outstanding service. We are a team, and everyone works hard to do their part for shared success.

Why Join Würth Wood Group?

• Be part of a company with over 40 years of history and a reputation for dependable service.
• Work with a collaborative and knowledgeable team in a stable, growing organization.
• Build specialized knowledge and develop opportunities for continued career growth.

Apply today and join a team that works hard for its customers—and for each other.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Please describe your experience mixing customer paint orders and what machinery/equipment you used.
• Please type "yes" if you reviewed the compensation listed in the job description.
• Please type "yes" if you understand this role requires a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen which also tests for all forms of THC (no exceptions).
• Why would you be a good fit for this role?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22