Powder Coat Painter, 3rd Shift

POSITION SUMMARY – Operate automated powder coat paint system, fill and clean paint hoppers, adjust paint nozzles, and operate manual paint guns as needed for touch up. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.    WORK ENVIRONMENT —Must be willing and able to work in an environment exposed to elements that can include but are not limited to coolant, dust, mist, elevated noise, and uncontrolled temperatures.     ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Maintain system to achieve optimum performance  Adjust paint guns and nozzles according to paint coverage  Clean and fill paint hoppers  Operate automatic paint guns  Operate manual paint gun as needed for touch up  Perform necessary testing to assure quality of parts in an environmentally safe state and maintain records  Understand, maintain, and operate mechanical functions of equipment in paint area Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers Support the environmental policy with proactive process implementation, improvement suggestions, reducing waste, and acting on environment performance results and findings SKILLS & ABILITIES  Ability to read and comprehend work instructions, blueprints, and control plan  Ability to set up the paint guns and system to obtain the proper paint coverage on parts  Proficiency in paint room programming and setting up new recipes  Ability to work effectively in a team environment  Ability to run all paint equipment necessary Quality driven and have good housekeeping habits Knowledge of how to check mill thickness with a mill gauge meter    POSITION QUALIFICATIONS   Education: High School Graduate, GED, or HSDE preferred Experience: One-year powder coat painting experience preferred Computer Skills:  Must demonstrate computer literacy Certificates & Licenses:  Other Requirements: Must be fitted for a respirator and pass a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)