Machinist - Fabricator / Painter

Responsibilities

• Apply finish protective coatings using spray guns or brushes, both air dry and baked.
• Operate sandblasting and tumble blast equipment to remove scale, corrosion, and contaminants.
• Mix, thin, and apply paints, lacquers, and enamels to meet color and performance standards.
• Set up and run spray painting equipment, monitoring viscosity and ensuring consistent coverage.
• Clean and prepare parts, including electro plating cleaning and surface inspections.

Requirements

• At least 5 years' experience as painter or fabricator.
• 1-3 years of hands on experience applying protective coatings (polyurethane, epoxy, or CARC) on metal, composites, or similar substrates.
• 1-3 years of hands on experience applying finish protective coatings, spray guns and/or brushes, operates spray painting equip, optical bonding fabrication, injection molding machines, ablative processing equipment, tape-wrapper, autoclaves, bonding, mixes paints, lacquers.
• 1-3 years of hands on experience with surface preparation (abrasive blasting, sanding, degreasing, solvent cleaning, profile measurement, etc.).
• Experience with SSPC (Society for Protective Coatings) standards such as SSPCSand 5 or SSPCP2.
• Experience with coating selection & application: Understanding the properties, cure schedules, thickness tolerances, and environmental limits (temperature, humidity) for polyurethane, epoxy, and CARC systems.
• Proficiency with dryfilm thickness gauges (micrometers or ultrasonic gauges) and ability to interpret results against specifications.
• Correctly mixing two-part systems, measuring ratios, and managing pot life and viscosity.
• Experience with spray equipment operation: Experience with HVLP, airassist, or airless spray rigs, including maintenance and troubleshooting.

Desired Skills

• Technical school training in auto painting, precision masking/cutting operations.