Machine Shop Painter II

About the role

Prepare and clean fabricated products for coating application and apply coatings. Perform leak testing on steel fabricated parts. Operate sandblast booth and sandblast equipment. Able to operate machine tools and weld shop cutting equipment.

Duties are performed in an industrial environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; twist; bend; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must constantly lift, carry, move, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. This position is designated as safety‑sensitive.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare fabricated products for coating application.
• Operate wash tanks and cleaning equipment.
• Use all PPE and follow all safety procedures required for painting.
• Apply various coatings of paint to finished fabricated products as specified.
• Mix standard paint colors and thinners to obtain proper viscosity; adjust as necessary.
• Operate paint spray equipment to apply paint coatings.
• Understand paint mill thickness requirements.
• Maintain spray paint equipment in proper working condition.
• Replace nozzles and other gun components.
• Flush and clean paint system circulation and filtering lines and components.
• Operate forklift and crane to move products.
• Understand and perform leak testing of all steel fabricated parts that is required.
• Sandblast fabricated parts as needed using blast booth or blast machine.
• Attach painted parts to wooden skids prior to shipping if needed.
• Operate various machine tools when needed.
• Read & interpret blueprints—both imperial and metric standards.
• Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and part drawing/standards.
• Use simple measuring equipment including caliper, tape measure, scales, micrometers to inspect manufactured parts, in order to adherence to drawing tolerances.
• Perform daily cleaning and light maintenance tasks on machinery.
• Ensure all manufacturing safety and regulatory policies and procedures are implemented and maintained at all times.
• Actively practice a culture of 5S (Sort, Set and Order, shine, Standardize and Sustain) in the machine shop.
• Perform final inspection of all parts before moving to inspection.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Five (5) years of painting experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Customer focused work ethic rooted in first‑time right production, value addition and sense of urgency.
• Ability to communicate problems based on process experience and personal observations.
• Good initiative, work ethics & ability to work individually and in team settings.
• Strong personal ethics.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability & drive to learn new skills and manufacturing techniques.
• Previous high volume, low pressure (HVLP) industrial spray application experience.
• Any additional essential skills and/or knowledge as shown in the HRIS Career & Education > Skills section for incumbents holding this job title.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off – Including Birthday Hours
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance (Company Paid)
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
• 401K, 401K Match – Access to Certified Financial Planner
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• YMCA discount and more!

Pay

The base hourly range for this role is $19.00‑$24.56. Shift differential is also available. Final salary offers are determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, specialized skills, and certifications.

Schedule

2nd Shift: Monday – Thursday, 2:30 pm – 1:00 am.