Site Supervisor - Queenstown/Southern Lakes

About Us: Finesse Painting, established in 2012, is a trusted name in the painting industry, renowned for our commitment to quality, sustainability, and exceptional customer service.  We are a fast growing company, currently with divisions in 5 cities across New Zealand.  We are registered members of Master Painters, Resene Eco.Decorators, and owner Peter Dalman currently sits on the New Zealand Master Painters National board.

Position: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Site Supervisor/Foreman Painter to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in painting and decorating, excellent leadership skills, the ability to work collaboratively within our team, and a desire for career development and progression.

Growth opportunities: This role is more than a job; it's a genuine pathway to leadership within our company. For the right person, there's a clear track toward becoming our Regional Partner for the Southern Lakes, taking full ownership of running the region, with the potential for equity in the business. We're a fast-growing company and we are looking for the right person to helps us build Queenstown and Wanaka to grow with us and share in that success long-term.

Responsibilities:

Oversee painting projects from start to finish, travelling between sites in the Southern Lakes region (Queenstown, Wanaka etc.)

Lead and manage a team of painters

Ensure projects are completed on time and to a high standard

Maintain a safe and efficient work environment

Communicate effectively with clients and team members

Qualifications:

Proven experience as a painter, with leadership experience preferred

Strong knowledge of painting techniques and materials

Excellent communication and organizational skills

Ability to work well in a team and independently

Commitment to quality and attention to detail

Pay: Negotiable, we are happy to pay good money to the right person.

Culture Fit: The successful applicant will thrive in a fast paced, growing company, and resonate with our company vision, mission and values.  Our team is dedicated to providing an unrivalled experience for our clients.

Apply: If you are passionate about painting and meet the qualifications, we would love to hear from you. Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you would be a great fit for our team.

Our Vision, Mission and Values:

Vision: A nation wide painting firm in which every worker from apprentice to director is united in their desire and ability to give the best possible product to clients.

Mission: We deliver an exceptional product to every project we take on, both large and small, commercial or residential. We stand out from other painting firms and are the painters of choice for many large national companies. Builders, developers, quantity surveyors, project managers, home owners and other tradies all enjoy working on projects with us.

Values:

Integrity - do what we say we will do, do what is expected of us, what we say we stand for, conduct all actions with honesty and transparency

Constant improvement - strive to get 1% better every day, take extreme responsibility for situations we find ourselves in, understand the power of small, compounding improvement

* Positivity - an epic place to work full of positive energy, fun, personal development, encouragement, and building up of others.

Applications close 7 October 2026

Check out our website to find out more about us: www.finessepainting.co.nz