Powder Coating Technician

About the role

This organization seeks a Powder Coating Technician to perform powder coating operations on manufactured components. The successful candidate will apply powder coatings to parts produced through various methods, ensuring high-quality surface finishes that meet customer specifications. This role requires attention to detail, knowledge of coating processes, and the ability to operate coating equipment safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Apply powder coatings to manufactured components using electrostatic spray guns.
• Perform surface preparation including cleaning, degreasing, and media blasting.
• Mask parts to protect critical features and threads from coating.
• Load and unload parts from coating racks and fixtures and operate curing ovens.
• Inspect coated parts for quality defects and measure coating thickness.
• Operate and perform routine maintenance on powder coating equipment.
• Verify coating quality meets customer specifications and color standards.
• Maintain accurate coating records and support ISO 9001 compliance.
• Follow all safety protocols and handle coating materials and chemicals safely.
• Coordinate with manufacturing teams on component readiness and coating priorities.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: 1+ years of powder coating experience or equivalent technical training.
• Technical Skills: Knowledge of powder coating processes and equipment, proficiency with coating thickness measurement tools, and basic computer skills for documentation.
• Other: Ability to identify coating defects and quality issues, strong attention to detail, ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of powder coating experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Technical certification or vocational training in coating technology.
• Experience with electrostatic spray application and surface preparation techniques like media blasting.
• Familiarity with color matching, coating specifications, and multiple coating types (polyester, epoxy, hybrid).
• Experience in contract manufacturing or high-mix production environments.
• Forklift certification.

Company Overview

This organization specializes in the production of high-quality components through additive manufacturing, CNC machining, welding, sheet metal fabrication, powder coating, and assembly. We serve design engineers, product developers, and operations engineers across various teams.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.