Industrial Painter Positions Available

Assist with standard paint procedures, rework, and repair on all paint issues at client facility and perform other duties as assigned to assist department in meeting goals.

Painters and coaters in this unit group tend and operate machines or use brushes and spray equipment to apply paint, enamel, lacquer or other non-metallic protective and decorative coatings to surfaces of various products. They are employed by manufacturing companies, specialized coating shops and refinishing establishments.

Example Titles

assembly painter
automobile painter - motor vehicle manufacturing
aviation painter
bathtub refinisher
coating machine operator - industrial painting and coating
dip tank attendant
enameller
industrial products painter
manufacturing painter
paint machine operator
paint systems operator
production painter
robotic spray paint attendant
rustproofer, motor vehicle
spray paint operator
spray painter

Main duties

Painters and coaters in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

• Select appropriate paint or mix paints using automated paint mixing equipment according to a pre-determined formula
• Tend or operate equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove corrosion, fill dents or otherwise prepare items for application of paint, lacquer or other protective or decorative coatings
• Tend or operate automated spray paint, dip or flow coating equipment or other mechanized painting or product coating application equipment
• Operate hand-held spray guns to spray paint or coat stationary items or items on moving conveyor system with protective or decorative coatings
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
• May prepare and apply stencils, computer generated decals or other decorative items on finished products.

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• Several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Some industrial painters, such as aviation painters, require specialized training or college courses.

Additional information

• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

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