Coatings Technician

Job Overview:
Miller Fabrication Solutions is seeking a skilled Coatings Technician to join our team. As a key member of our production staff, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality finish on all products.

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. If you are a motivated and organized individual who takes pride in their work, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mix Paint, Primer, and Catalyst per instructions found on the manufacturer's technical data sheets or on the public drive/coating log.
• Load paint into paint guns for wet painting as required.
• Load Powder into manual paint units for Powder Coating.
• Clean, maintain, install all injector nozzles, hoses, and manual paint guns.
• Start, test, and observe manual paint guns to ensure they are working properly.
• Adjust painting controls and powder flow as required.
• Ability to paint parts to the print and correct paint thickness.
• Enter accurate data into job tracking and quality software programs.
• Proficiently use inspection tools, record measurements on inspection sheets, and understand the implications of dimensions on part quality and function as required.
• Install replacement parts in mechanisms, machines, equipment, and test operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
• Teamwork with mentors to resolve problems.
• Plan, layout, and perform safely and efficiently, painting and bench operations required to build, fit, or repair parts for powder line equipment.
• Accurately document all work and records.
• Perform inventory tasks as assigned by the supervisor complete traceability requirements.

Safety Requirements & Physical Demands:
The safety requirements and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee must sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Employee must be able to read, see, hear, and speak English.
• Position requires frequent physical exertion. Incumbent will frequently be required to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds, and larger amounts with assistance. Incumbent may need to operate crane and forklift.
• The work location includes a warehouse and fabrication shop setting, which will expose the employee to dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, and loud noises.
• Position requires limited exposure to outdoor elements (extreme heat, cold temperatures, snow, ice, etc.).
• Employee may be required to use tools, including but not limited to: basic hand tools, saws, grinders, mills, lathes, electrostatic paint gun, powder gun.
• Employee must wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) including gloves, safety glasses, ear protection, and steel-toed boots, and any other PPE as required in the production area. PPE will be provided by the company with the exception of steel-toed boots.
• Employee will give full attention to all tasks.
• Employee will follow all safety policies/practices/guidelines and will ensure all safety requirements are met or exceeded when performing all tasks.
• Employee will work to identify hazards and unusual circumstances and will assist in the continual improvement of safety practices and procedures.
• Employee will participate in safety training programs.
• Employee will ask questions, share, and apply learning.
• Employee will request help (if needed) to do all work safely.