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Job Title: Coating Inspector

Job Grade: 15

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: QMS Manager

Appraisal Type: Employee

Job Purpose: The Coating Inspector is responsible for coating and painting preparation, in-process, and final inspections.

Essential Functions include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Inspects tanks to match serial numbers and job numbers, checks for pin holes or defects on tanks, stripes tanks, and moves tanks in and out.
2. Mixes paint and ensures that the correct tip sizes are used for painting and coating.
3. Monitors temperature, ensures pumps are working correctly, evaluates the inside and outside profiles, checks fan speed and filters, checks wet mil while painting, and checks coatings and paints on dry mil.
4. Completes Quality Control sheets and data.
5. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Secures tools, materials, and equipment at end of day.
6. Performs additional duties as needed.
7. Ensure all containers containing hazardous materials are labeled, kept covered when not actively in use, and that assigned subordinates do the same.
8. Properly dispose of hazardous waste in accordance with KDHE requirements including spraying waste paint into designated containers and when running chemicals through spray equipment. Ensure subordinates do the same.
9. Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods and ensure subordinates do the same.
10. Additional hazardous waste activities may include, with further training, operating the solvent reclaimer, conducting weekly inspections of hazardous waste storage areas, reviewing/signing waste disposal manifests, moving hazardous waste containers to storage area, cleanup of minor chemical/hazardous waste spills, and supervision of those tasked with those functions.

Qualifications and Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate detailed information to customers, coworkers, and management with the ability to provide public speaking and customer presentations as needed.
3. Ability to read and interpret documents such as invoices, procedure manuals and job instructions and basic problem-solving skills.
4. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages.
5. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
6. Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
7. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
8. Ability to use hand tools, such as a utility knife.
9. Ability to use power tools, such as paint and coating equipment.
10. Ability to operate computer and computer software, to include Microsoft Office products.
11. Ability to use department equipment.
12. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, bend, kneel, climb stairs and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds for men or 30 pounds for women. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
2. The work environment is usually an indoor setting with frequent exposure to outside elements. The noise level in the work environment is frequently high. This position requires infrequent travel, which may involve exposure to extreme weather elements.
3. Must abide by PPE requirements.

This job description was reviewed with me and I understand that nothing in this job description restricts Hess Services, Inc. right to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities of this job at any time. This job description reflects Hess Services, Inc. assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is not intended as a contract of employment, nor to be construed as a guarantee of employment for any specific period of time or any specific type of work. I agree and acknowledge that my employment is “at will” and can be terminated, with or without cause or notice, at any time by Hess Services, Inc. or myself.