Painter

About the role

Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You. Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing. That means when you join Keel, you’re joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results. We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions — and we do it with pride.

This position is for an experienced industrial painter who works independently to prepare, paint, and finish metal products, boats, ships, machinery, and manufactured items. The role requires advanced painting skills, knowledge of industrial coatings and surface preparation, operation of spray-painting equipment, color matching, equipment maintenance, and the ability to complete complex painting tasks with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Prepare surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, scraping, and repairing as needed.
• Mix and apply paints, coatings, and finishes according to specifications.
• Operate spray-painting equipment, brushes, rollers, and related tools.
• Perform industrial painting on metal products, machinery, boats, ships, and manufactured items.
• Adjust spray equipment to achieve proper coverage and finish quality.
• Inspect finished work