Wet Paint Technician

DEPARTMENT: Wet Paint

JOB TITLE: Wet Paint Technician

REPORTS TO TITLE: Shift Supervisor with the directions from Team Leader

SHIFT DAYS /HOURS: 5:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. 40+ hours per week over the course of five (5) days.

STARTING PAY: $24.85 per hour

We are seeking individuals for our Wet Paint department to operate Ransburg electrostatic paint equipment and apply industrial paint finishes onto aluminum extrusions. Previous experience is a plus!

What You Will Be Responsible For:

• Responsible demonstrating the ability to collaborate well with all team members and ensuring compliance to daily attainment in support of quality and schedule requirements.

• Oversee the painting of a wide variety of parts in specified colors.

• Determine and retrieve proper paint materials according to specifications.

• Responsible for daily set-up of all systems for paint processing equipment and monitoring systems and the parameters of production paint process.

• Responsible for ensuring daily production key measure (e.g., quality, efficiency, production quantities, scrap, etc.) for paint operations are met.

• Works on floor completing technical daily paint processing duties.

• Verifies process parameters.

• Helps develop plans for paint process improvement and will have specific areas of accountability in its execution.

• Assures housekeeping standards are met.

• Works with the Quality department and Paint Team Leader to improve process control.

• Trouble-shoots processing problems including normal adjustments and checks.

• Assures scrap issues are addressed and fixed in a timely manner.

• Prior forklift experience a plus, must be able to pass company forklift certification.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Must be able to be to bend, stoop, kneel, and crouch occasionally. Stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance as needed.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and always without air conditioning.

• Must be able to work on a platform lift occasionally, which elevates from 5-25 feet while wearing a secured safety harness (OSHA approved harness).

Required to Have:

• Minimum 2 years of related experience with powder coat or liquid paint and process is preferred.

• High School Diploma and/or GED

• Strong interpersonal skills and basic math skills

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively: self-motivated; self-starter.

• Must be able to pass company background check and drug screen.

What You’ll Love About Us:

• Components of our Core: SAFETY; INTEGRITY; RESPECT; CELEBRATION; COMMUNICATION; TRUST; DIVERSITY; and ACCOUNTABILITY

• We’re People Leaders

• Competitive Pay

• Employee Benefits:

• Paid Vacation

• Medical, Dental, Life, 401 K

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 2 Weeks of accured PTO