Painter

POSITION SUMMARY:

Sprays surfaces of manufactured products with protective coatings such as paint, enamel, or lacquer by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Selects and mixes coating to written instructions and procedures.
• Pours coating liquid into spray container and connects pump to appropriate booth.
• Turns sprayer valves and nozzle to regulate width and pressure of spray.
• Pulls trigger and directs spray onto work surface to apply prime or finish coat.
• Cleans spraying equipment and brushes with solvent.
• Performs normal equipment maintenance and product testing.
• (i.e. – Wet film thickness, dry film thickness, holiday pinhole test) Operate forklift, load and unload parts onto paint conveyor line as well as hook placement on conveyor line.
• Coordinate part load sequence in accordance with loading manifest.
• Stencil job number and part number on parts in accordance with loading manifest.
• Control oven temperatures by reading gauges and adjusting controls.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.