Reports to:
Technical Supervisor
Scope of position:
Operate painting equipment, paint product, and maintain paint booths and associated equipment.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1-3 years of manufacturing experience.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Good Communications and problem solving skills.
- Exhibit good technical skills and be mechanically inclined.
- Exceptional Attention to details.
Typical Work Hours:
Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-3:30 PM or 3:30 PM-12:00 AM with½ hour for lunch. Work hours may vary to meet needs of organization. Hourly Position.
Tasks and Duties:
- Keep work area clean and well organized throughout the work shift.
- Work safely at all times following safe work procedures and policies.
- Understand customer quality expectations and processes required to exceed those expectations.
- Evaluate product before spraying to ensure proper preparation was completed.
- Ensure product is hung safely before transporting into or out of the paint booth.
- Clean and maintain painting equipment, booths and curing ovens as recommended by the manufacturer.
- Apply paint and or primer following Standard Operating Procedures and best practices.
- Check proper paint thickness and adhesion per prescribed specifications.
- Set ovens to proper curing temperatures and allow for adequate curing.
- Maintain cleanliness of ovens and area between ovens and the paint booth.
- Ensure that proper paint is selected for the given order and applied appropriately.
- Communicate and work with other Paint Technicians, Production Associates, Leads, Supervisors, Scheduling, Management to ensure products are completed in a timely fashion while maintaining quality.
- Understand the causes ofrework and work to avoid.
- Fill out necessary documentation and ensure products are labeled properly and legibly.
- Perform all duties of the Production Associates in addition to the Paint Technician Duties.
- Assist supervisor with training new employees to Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assist supervisor with revising Standard Operating Procedures as needed.
- Report any abnormalities in the operation to your supervisor, lead or manager.
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Measures of Performance:
- Maintain a clean work place and avoid unsafe acts.
- Exceed customer and internal quality expectations.
- Maintain excellent attendance.
- Follow all company policies and procedures.
- Maximize labor and material utilization.
- Meet other goals and metrics as established.
- Maintain a positive can do attitude.
Working Conditions:
Working conditions are often noisy, hot, or cold with industrial odors and dust present in the workplace.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Safety Glasses with side shields.
- ANSI Safety Toe Footwear.
- Wear full length pants.
- Wear respirator as needed.
- Hearing Protection as needed
- Hard Hat as needed.