Spray Painter

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by following company safety procedures and required PPE.
• Identify and use proper materials and metals.
• Layout parts on tables in preparation for the painting process.
• Move materials as necessary using prescribed material handling techniques.
• Prepare and clean metals through operations including degreasing, derusting, phosphatizing, wheelabrating, hand and spray painting.
• Mix paints to proper viscosity for spraying as required by specifications, fill tanks, adjust spray guns to obtain required finish, coverage, and economy, and adjust pressures.
• Apply prepared paints.
• Operate equipment to produce quality parts while meeting efficiency standards and proper levels of working inventory.
• Check work using the prescribed quality procedure, record and notify the lead person of any issues, making corrections as instructed.
• Maintain all necessary documents such as inspection check sheets on produced parts or equipment, labor cards, or change notices.
• Check equipment using prescribed preventative maintenance procedures.
• Work to eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Work as part of a team and cross-train as needed.

Requirements

• Exhibit a high degree of responsibility with an emphasis on safety.
• Be aware of the respiratory requirements in their areas and cleared for usage.
• Able to perform essential functions of the job per OSHA standards and complete medical evaluation for the use of a respirator as needed.
• Clean, maintain, and store the equipment as required.
• High School Diploma or GED (preferred).
• Technical training in industrial spray painting preferred or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to comprehend and train to documents such as work instructions, safety rules, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in the English language.
• Ability to perform repetitive work, change tasks frequently, maintain attention to detail and speed without loss to production.
• Ability to detect and correct process problems on assigned workstations.
• Work with minimal supervision while maintaining proper safety, quality, and inspection standards.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.