Washer/Painter/Fork Truck Operator- 2nd shift

Job Description

Job Description

Job title: Washer/Painter/Fork Truck Operator- 2nd shift

Job Description

Job Details

Our company's ES GEIS CHD division is currently seeking a Washer/Painter/Fork Truck Operator- 2nd shift. 

The hourly rate for this position is $25.18 + $1.50 shift differential per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

What you’ll do:

•    Perform all required duties to clean and prepare iron and aluminum castings and sheet metal parts for painting and/or assembly; to powder coat or spray paint parts and to operate a forklift truck.

•    Place parts in baskets and operate hoist to immerse in a series of acid, alkaline and rinse baths. 

•    Run parts through a series of acid and/or caustic solutions to obtain bright dip on parts not to be painted.

•    Perform simple chemical tests and add proper quantities of chemicals to maintain specified PH levels, concentrations and temperatures as directed. 

•    Maintain logs, checklists, test records, scrap reports and process documentation as specified. 

•    Clean tanks and process equipment as needed. Operate foam packing equipment as required or directed.

•    Apply powder or spray paint to various shaped parts to obtain primer or finish coats; avoid runs, sags, pinholes and other painting defects. 

•    Operate and adjust oven controls, valves, skimmers, pumps, chemical feed stations, powder coat stations and spray paint equipment to ensure the quality of the finished product.  

•    Detect and report faulty equipment and defective materials and report all questionable conditions to supervision.  

•    Prepare and submit work requests according to specified procedures.

•    Responsible for replenishing perishable tooling and putting into appropriate crib store's location.  

•    Facilitate gauge control in and out of department for calibration. 

•    Operate forklift truck or hand cart to move, stack and deliver material within or between departments as needed.  

•    Exercise care in stacking to avoid shifting or falling of materials. 

•    Run errands as instructed.  

•    Change LP tanks or check battery water following preventative maintenance procedures.

•    Exercise care in handling and containing chemicals and chemical wastes or spills per specified environmental procedures. 

•    Immediately report all spills to proper supervision.  

•    Follow standard or prescribed safety regulations.  

•    Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition following department procedures. Administer 5 S’s.

•    Operate floor scrubber as required or directed. 

•    Perform similar or associated duties as required or directed.

•    Complete training as assigned. 

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

•    High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate.

•    Previous forklift experience

•    Spray painting experience in an auto body shop

•    No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of Syracuse, NY (50 miles) will be considered for this position.

•    Our company will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.  This means that the company will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications: 

•    Additional educational or vocational training is a plus but not required.

Additional Information:

Physical and Environmental Factors: 

•    Occasional lifting of parts up to 25 pounds. 

•    Most parts typically weigh 5 pounds or less. 

•    Most lifting of material is utilized by a hoist.  

•    Prolonged standing throughout the shift. 

•    Repetitive motions involving the use of hand tools during the respective build.