Company DescriptionA good company is more than just the sum of its products. Since 1949, we have focused on three principles: honesty, hard work, and giving customer the best product in the world-Orange Iron, the
Ditch Witch brand. We provide opportunities for continued training and professional growth as well as competitive wages and top-notch benefits.
Job DescriptionThe
Painter will work closely with the other members of a team to shot blast and paint equipment and parts. The team rotates duties, including painting and hanging equipment on the line. Painters sand components, touch-up paint, mask parts, clean & maintain equipment, and perform other duties as assigned.
This is a day shift painter role.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:- Read information from computer terminals, written instructions, etc.
- Set up and adjust painting equipment using a variety of tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
- Operate spray painting equipment to apply finish to equipment and parts. Monitor performance to maintain quality, avoid defects, and conserve paint.
- Hang equipment and parts onto an overhead chain conveyor, sometimes with a hoist and sometimes manually.
- Check finish for quality. Sand and touch-up as needed.
- Use a computer to check the location, inventory, and routing of parts, and record inventory transactions.
- Clean and maintain the paint line, spray guns, hoses, etc.
- Through behavior and communication, maintain positive relationships with customers, clients, supervisors, and co-workers.
- Meet or exceed typical expectations for productivity, quality, attendance, and safety.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:- Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).
- Relatively hot, humid conditions (required to wear a paint suit and air supplied hood).
- Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, and materials handling.
- Working with hazardous materials, including paint, paint sludge, paint dust, solvents, cleaners, oils, and grease.
- A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily with overtime paid after 8 hours per day) and some scheduled work on Saturdays
QualificationsJOB REQUIREMENTS:- Use spray painting equipment to apply a quality finish to equipment and parts.
- Demonstrate appropriate basic mechanical skills. This includes the ability to use repair tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.
- Have appropriate reading and clerical skills.
- Be able to handle parts weighing in excess of 60 pounds.
- Have a good work record, including attendance, safety, performance, behavior, self-motivation, attention to quality, ability to learn new skills and a cooperative personality.
- Experience or training in any of the following is preferred: automotive, industrial, aircraft spray painting or auto body work.
PHYSICAL DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS: Heavy
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:- Standing: Continuous
- Sitting: Occasional
- Walking: Frequent
- Twisting: Frequent
- Bending: Frequent
- Elevated Work: Occassional
- Squatting/Kneeling: Frequent
- Climbing: Occasional
- Pulling/Pushing: up to 50lbs
- Floor to Knuckle: up to 60lbs
- Knuckle to Shoulder: up to 50lbs
- Shoulder to Overhead: up to 25lbs
Additional InformationIf interested in this role, please apply online!https://career4.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=17141&company=2642654P&username=All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.