Industrial Painter

Produces painted surfaces of company products by determining painting requirements, preparing surfaces, applying paints, and maintaining equipment.**Duties:*** Surface preparation including sanding, grinding, cleaning, and masking.* Paint company products using an airless spray gun in an open paint area.* Maintains and adjusts equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements and schedules to ensure a quality product.* Maintains safe conditions by following guidelines and procedures for working in a paint area.*Wear a respirator and can perform all duties associated with wearing this equipment.*Work independently with little direction. *Follow verbal work instructions and complete required reporting documents.*Perform required quality checks.*Load and unload paint line.*Other duties as assigned.**Qualifications:***Able to read a tape measure within 1/16"*Able to perform basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)*Able to convert decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals*Required to pass an initial and annual respirator medical evaluation and respirator fit test*Prior experience and basic understanding of an airless paint system and industrial paint applications**Physical Demands:**While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Employee will be exposed to materials that have SDS sheets but are not life-threatening. Employee will be required to be fitted and wear a respirator as required. **Work Environment:**The work environment is an industrial metal fabrication shop with exposure to machinery, fumes, and airborne particles. The noise level in this non-air-conditioned environment is usually moderate. All required PPE, including steel-toe shoes and safety glasses, must be worn, and a clean work environment must be maintained.