Machine Shop Painter II

Hourly rate starting at $19.00 increase based on experience

2nd Shift: Monday - Thursday 2:30pm-1am 

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Shift Differential 
• Paid Time Off- Including Birthday Hours
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance (Company Paid) 
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (Company Paid) 
• 401K, 401K Match- Access to Certified Financial Planner  
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• YMCA discount and more!

Purpose and Scope of Job:

Prepare and clean fabricated products for coating application and apply coatings. Perform leak testing on steel fabricated parts. Operate sandblast booth and sandblast equipment. Able to operate machine tools and weld shop cutting equipment.

Essential Functions (other duties may be assigned):

• Clean and prepare fabricated products for coating application.
• Operate wash tanks and cleaning equipment.
• Use all PPE and follow all safety procedures required for painting    
• Apply various coatings of paint to finished fabricated products as specified.  
• Mix standard paint colors and thinners to obtain proper viscosity; adjust as necessary.
• Operate paint spray equipment to apply paint coatings.
• Understand paint mill thickness requirements 
• Maintain spray paint equipment in proper working condition. Replace nozzles and other gun components.
• Flush and clean paint system circulation and filtering lines and components.
• Operate forklift and crane to move products.
• Understand and Perform leak testing of all steel fabricated parts that is required
• Sandblast fabricated parts as needed using blast booth or blast machine
• Attaching painted parts to wooden skids prior to shipping if needed.
• Operating various machine tools when needed.
• Read & interpret blueprints-both imperial and metric standards
• Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematic and part drawing/standards
• Use simple measuring equipment including caliper, tape measure, scales, micrometers to inspect manufactured parts, in order to adherence to drawing tolerances.
• Perform daily cleaning and light maintenance task on machinery
• Ensure all manufacturing safety and regulatory policies and procedures are implemented and maintained at all times
• Actively practice a culture of 5S (Sort, Set and Order, shine Standardize and Sustain) in the machine shop.
• Perform final inspection of all parts before moving to inspection

Minimum Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Five (5) years of painting experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Customer focused work ethic rooted in first-time right production, value addition and sense of urgency
• Ability to communicate problems based on process experience and personal observations
• Good initiative, work ethics & ability to work individually and in team settings
•  Strong personal ethics
• Strong communication skills
• Ability & drive to learn new skills and manufacturing techniques.
• Previous high volume, low pressure(HVLP) industrial spray application experience.
• Any additional essential skills and/or knowledge as shown in the HRIS Career & Education > Skills section for incumbents holding this job title

Work Conditions & Physical Environment:

Duties are performed in an industrial environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; twist; bend; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is frequently required to walk.  The employee must constantly lift, carry, move, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.  The employee may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.  The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.  This position is designated as safety- sensitive.  (Referenced Document Number 218001, SMA’s Corporate Policies Procedure Manual, 33.0 Drug and Alcohol Use Policy

 The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This job description does not serve as a contract nor does it limit the employer’s ability to establish or change the content, nature, or essential functions of this job. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with a disability.

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