Commercial/Industrial Painter and Sandblaster

Ponca City Development Authority; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Ponca City Development Authority is seeking a skilled individual to handle coating applications and maintenance of spray equipment. Responsibilities include preparing surfaces, applying coatings, and ensuring quality inspection of products.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience and must be detail-oriented with strong interpersonal skills. This job requires stamina for physical tasks and the ability to work with personal protective equipment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience required.
• Ability to perform all essential duties satisfactorily.
• Stamina to stand for long periods and lift heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare products for painting and ensure paint quality.
• Clean painting equipment and maintain a clean work environment.
• Perform minor troubleshooting on spray equipment.
• Load products and handle materials.
• Inspect product quality.
• Prepare surfaces for paint adhesion.
• Operate various sprayers to apply coatings evenly.
• Maintain spray equipment and manage hazardous waste.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Tools

Industrial airless sprayer

HVLP sprayer

Electrostatic sprayer

Job description

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Preparing product for initial and final coats of paint while ensuring that finish paint coverage meets paint and surface standards. The employee must demonstrate knowledge of the spray equipment including fluid and air settings, positioning, techniques, and procedures in all coating positions, and the ability to perform rework as necessary.
• Will thoroughly clean all painting equipment and assigned areas, as required to maintain proper working order and clean working environment.
• Will perform ongoing minor troubleshooting and maintenance of spray equipment, guns, air supply and other equipment necessary to perform job duties.
• Responsible for loading the product and material handling.
• Employees are responsible for quality inspection of the product.
• Surface Preparation: Clean, sand, grind, media blast, and mask materials to remove rust, scale, or debris and ensure proper paint adhesion.
• Coating Application: Operate industrial airless, HVLP, or electrostatic sprayers to apply primers, epoxies, and topcoats evenly.
• Equipment Maintenance: Troubleshoot, clean, and maintain spray equipment, pumps, nozzles, and ventilation systems.
• Safety & Compliance: Manage hazardous chemical waste, utilize personal protective equipment (PPE), and maintain safety data logs.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. As a member of our team, this person should possess solid interpersonal skills, flexibility, organizational skills, be detail oriented and the desire to succeed.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience required.
• Physical Demands: Requires stamina to stand for long periods, lift heavy equipment, and work in restrictive PPE or confined spaces. Pay will be based on experience.