spray painter

To operate and maintain spray painting gun and/or other painting apparatus. Apply paint and other liquids to parts or products. Performs a variety of duties related to the preparation, operation, and maintenance of painting process and equipment.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Select appropriate paint or mix paints using automated paint mixing equipment according to a pre-determined formula
• Tend or operate equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove corrosion, fill dents or otherwise prepare items for application of paint, lacquer or other protective or decorative coatings
• Prepare surfaces to be coated by using various methods (abrasive blasting, high pressure water washing and power wire brushing) to remove grease, dirt and rust
• Tend or operate automated spray paint, dip or flow coating equipment or other mechanized painting or product coating application equipment
• Operate hand-held spray guns to spray paint or coat stationary items or items on moving conveyor system with protective or decorative coatings
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
• May prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals or other decorative items on finished products
• Monitor performance of painting equipment and correct problems as required
• Move items to drying areas and unload and stack them for further painting or packaging

Other Duties, but not limited to:

• Fill out Statistical Process Control information
• Keep work area, tools, and equipment clean and in an orderly manner
• Other duties as decided by a supervisor

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of spray painting (HVLP, electrostatic spray gun and pressure pot) are required
• Familiar with all terms of painting
• Detail oriented
• Reading and writing skills
• Full use of hands/fingers

Working Conditions:

• 40 hour work week (Monday to Friday, eight (8) hours per day)
• Fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Exposure to highly-toxic fumes
• Work within a special-ventilated booth
• Required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Large amounts of time spent standing, bending, crouching, or stooping
• Work with minimal supervision

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Work Location: In person