Spray Painter- Coatings Application 1st Shift

Production Painter for 7:00 AM 3:30 PM Mon-Fri Shift

Job Title: Spray Painter - Coatings Application

Reports To: Production Lead Plant Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Job Type: Full-time Pay: $22.00- $24.00 an hour, contingent on experience Benefits: Medical-Dental-Vision-Life Insurance-401(k)-PTO-Referral Bonus Incentive/Monthly Incentive Payouts

ColorCoat, Inc., headquartered in West Sacramento, CA, is the largest paint and coatings applicator in the US, serving window and door manufacturers with multiple facilities across the country. We are seeking individuals who want to be a part of our company and grow with us in our Cedar Rapids, IA location. Experience may come from Automotive Collision Repair and Painting Auto Body Painting

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have 4-5 years of experience spray painting using HVLP Guns. This task is based in a spray booth. This individual also must withstand a physical evaluation and respiratory test to be considered for this position. You 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.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Learns and understands painting area and equipment
• Follows production schedule for amount of paint needed during the day for painting
• Ensures all mixing supplies needed are available
• Prepares all paint according to paint suppliers' specifications
• Sands and prepares surface for repainting
• Ensures the paint lane is clean
• Keeps all tools, mixing equipment, and mixing area clean
• Fills solvent containers on production floor
• Recognizes color and ensures correct color is used
• Understands assembly and disassembly of paint gun
• Communicates with the manager any issues with paint gun, air supply, paint quality, and paint booth
• Notifies manager when supplies need to be reordered
• Recognizes correct paint color
• Paints samples for every lot of paint opened and adds information on bucket on the back of the sample
• Replaces filters in paint booth and oven as needed and ensures overall cleanliness of paint booth and oven
• Learns paint specifications for different customers, recognizes any issues with preparation, and notifies cleaners of problem
• Paints units using proper technique and follows instructions to ensure proper finish
• Follows safety guidelines and always wears personal protective equipment and ensures proper care of equipment
• Learns and understands mechanics of equipment used
• Replaces brown bag on sprinkler heads
• Follows manager directions
• Maintains productive pace as set by manager
• Works cooperatively with other team members
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Equipment:

• Drill press
• Rubber mallet
• Agitator drum
• Air supply
• Pallet jack
• Compressor
• Paint bucket opener tool
• Paint booth and oven
• Paint gun

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities: Knowledge of how to use a paint gun

• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to maintain a productive speed
• Ability to cooperate
• Ability to be punctual
• Ability to read and write in English
• Ability to work on a team
• Ability to measure with measuring cups
• Ability to be consistent in ounces

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and push and pull. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to see color.

Work Environment: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to toxic chemicals that require the use of supplied PPE - Note that mask fit testing will be provided. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and the job is mostly based in or around a paint booth / dryer system. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

ColorCoat, Inc, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Your Right to Work In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

COVID-19 considerations: ColorCoat Inc cares about the health and safety of our employees. We follow all CDC and OSHA requirements. We keep up daily with the COVID-19 Guidelines and disclose the information to all our locations.