Sign Painter

Job Description

Job Description

ASI is a leading national provider of architectural signage solutions with a 60+ year history of innovation and client service. With multiple corporate offices and manufacturing locations, we deliver turnkey design, fabrication, and installation of signage for diverse markets including healthcare, education, corporate, and multifamily. Our work spans both interior and exterior signage, providing complete solutions to our clients nationwide.

Position Summary:

You know a quality finish starts long before the first coat. We’re looking for someone who brings that mindset to every job. ASI is hiring an experienced Sign Painter / Spray Finisher to prepare and finish custom architectural signs and components at our St. Louis manufacturing facility. This position manages the finishing process from surface preparation and color matching through spraying, inspection, documentation, and protection of completed work. Our shop uses Matthews Acrylic Polyurethane (MAP) coatings, a GFS enclosed paint booth, and HVLP spray equipment. Signage experience is preferred, but candidates with professional experience in automotive refinishing, industrial coatings, or a similar spray-finishing environment are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

Paint Production and Color Matching

• Review work orders, shop drawings, color specifications, approved samples, and production instructions before beginning work.

• Verify materials, paint colors, finish requirements, and job information before starting production.

• Mix, reduce, catalyze, and apply paints and coatings according to approved formulas, manufacturer instructions, and company procedures.

• Match customer-specified colors using approved samples, formulas, color standards, and spray-out testing.

• Apply primers, base coats, topcoats, clear coats, and specialty finishes with consistent coverage, color, gloss, and texture.

Surface Preparation and Quality

• Prepare aluminum, acrylic, high-density urethane, steel, wood, PVC, vinyl, and other sign materials through cleaning, sanding, filling, masking, and priming.

• Inspect components before painting for damage, contamination, surface defects, or preparation concerns.

• Identify and correct runs, sags, overspray, surface imperfections, contamination, and other finish defects before work moves to the next production stage.

• Allow painted components to cure properly and protect completed work from scratches, contamination, or damage during handling and transfer.

• Document paint manufacturers, product numbers, formulas, mixing ratios, color codes, labels, and spray-out cards for each job.

• Minimize preventable rework, material waste, and production delays while maintaining company quality standards.

Equipment Care and Safety

• Operate the GFS enclosed paint booth, mixing room, HVLP spray guns, sanding equipment, and related paint-production tools safely and effectively.

• Clean spray guns, mixing equipment, booths, filters, preparation areas, and surrounding workspaces according to manufacturer and company requirements.

• Complete basic equipment inspections and preventive maintenance, and report ventilation concerns, damaged tools, or equipment problems before continued use.

• Use required personal protective equipment and respiratory protection when working with paints, coatings, solvents, and related materials.

• Store, label, handle, and dispose of paints, solvents, contaminated materials, and hazardous waste according to applicable requirements and company procedures.

• Report spills, exposures, incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions promptly.

Production Support

• Coordinate with fabrication, graphics, assembly, quality, and other production team members to support project schedules.

• Organize and prioritize multiple jobs while maintaining quality and meeting production deadlines.

• Communicate job progress, quality concerns, material needs, and potential delays promptly.

• Work independently within assigned responsibilities and cooperatively as part of the production team.

• Assist with related production duties when trained and assigned, and work overtime or weekends when required by production needs.

What We Are Looking For

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Professional spray-painting experience in signage, automotive refinishing, industrial coatings, or a similar production environment.

• Strong surface-preparation skills and experience using professional spray equipment.

• Ability to follow paint formulas and mixing ratios, perform color matching, and troubleshoot finish problems.

• Ability to read and follow work orders, drawings, color specifications, samples, and written instructions.

• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and manage multiple projects in a deadline-oriented production environment.

Preferred Experience

• Three to five years of professional sign-painting, automotive-refinishing, or related spray-finishing experience.

• Experience using Matthews, AkzoNobel, or comparable polyurethane coating systems.

• Faux finishing, airbrushing, or other specialty-painting experience.

• OSHA, hazardous-materials, respiratory-protection, or related safety training.

Physical and Working Requirements

• Regularly stand, walk, bend, kneel, reach, and perform detailed hand work for extended periods.

• Use spray guns, sanding equipment, mixing equipment, hand tools, and other production tools.

• Lift, carry, and position sign components, paint containers, tools, and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Distinguish colors, shades, tones, gloss levels, and surface imperfections.

• Work in and around ventilated paint booths, mixing rooms, production equipment, noise, dust, paint fumes, coatings, and cleaning materials.

• Wear required personal protective equipment and respiratory protection.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly pay based on experience.

• Overtime opportunities.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Paid holidays and paid time off.

• Training and opportunities to expand your skills.

• Varied custom work where your craftsmanship makes a visible difference.

Apply with your resume or a summary of your relevant spray-finishing experience. We would like to know which materials and coating systems you have worked with and the type of finishing work you do best.