Why You Are Needed:
This position is responsible for setting up, operating, or tending a paint pot system to paint sheet metal buildings and steel assemblies.
Essential Functions/Key Job Responsibilities:
Education: High school graduate or GED
3 – 5 years as a painter in a production/metal fabrication facility or similar experience using HVLP gun to paint walls, roofs or ceilings.
- Set up and operate paint pot system to regulate paint flow by adjusting valves to achieve proper paint flow on product.
- Prepare unit and/or parts for paint process.
- Build mil paint thickness without quality defects to meet customer specification.
- Operate auxiliary tools or equipment used in coating or painting processes such as: power washer, sand blaster, and sander.
- Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by using Zahn cup or other viscosity measuring device or tool.
- Manipulate valves, or switches to regulate air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
- Proper labeling and storage of paint and painting products.
- Timely completion of all in-process documentation.
- Knowledge of use, maintenance, and clean-up of paint pot system.
- Ability to read, understand and interpret work orders, shop orders, quality plans, blue prints, and work instructions to complete tasks.
- Mathematical skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, fractions, and ratios.
- Ability to use viscosity measuring device and mil gauge.
- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with individuals at all organizational levels.
- Ability to conduct self in a respectful and appropriate manner.
- Ability to safely perform tasks and produce a quality product in an efficient and productive manner to meet schedule.
- Ability to reason and apply principles of logic to a wide range of factors when monitoring and working on jobs.
- Being reliable, responsible and dependable
- Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Ability to work independently without constant supervision.
- Ability to work in a heavy manufacturing environment requiring awkward stances and positions such as bending, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching for periods of time throughout an 8 to 10 hour day.
- Ability to stand and walk for majority of 8 to 10 hour day, bend, lift and carry paint gun and pull paint hose. Pick up and carry paint containers up to 40 pounds frequently.
- Ability to work from ladders and scaffolding up to 20 feet high
- Ability to work on a roof with a ½ inch slope per foot
Work Environment: Industrial manufacturing facility.
What You Will Receive in Return:
- Competitive Salary
- 120 hours of PTO
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Corporate Health Club Membership
- 401k