Day Shift Painter

Ditch Witch; Perry (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for continued training

Competitive wages

Top-notch benefits

Job summary

Ditch Witch in Perry, Oklahoma is seeking a Painter to join their manufacturing team. This role involves applying finishes to equipment using spray paint, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring efficient operation of painting equipment.

The ideal candidate will have experience in automotive or industrial painting and must be able to handle heavy parts. This position offers competitive wages along with opportunities for continued training and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience using spray painting equipment to apply quality finishes.
• Demonstrated mechanical skills needed for repairs.
• Ability to read and understand instructions.

Responsibilities

• Operate spray painting equipment to apply finishes to parts.
• Monitor performance for quality and efficiency.
• Clean and maintain painting line and equipment.

Skills

Use spray painting equipment

Basic mechanical skills

Reading and clerical skills

Ability to handle parts over 60 lbs

Cooperative personality

Education

Training in automotive or industrial painting

Tools

Wrenches

Screwdrivers

Job description

A good company is more than just the sum of its products. Since 1949, we have focused on three principles: honesty, hard work, and giving customer the best product in the world—Orange Iron, the Ditch Witch brand. We provide opportunities for continued training and professional growth as well as competitive wages and top‑notch benefits.

Job Description

The Painter will work closely with the other members of a team to shot blast and paint equipment and parts. The team rotates duties, including painting and hanging equipment on the line. Painters sand components, touch‑up paint, mask parts, clean & maintain equipment, and perform other duties as assigned. This is a day shift painter role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Read information from computer terminals, written instructions, etc.
• Set up and adjust painting equipment using a variety of tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
• Operate spray painting equipment to apply finish to equipment and parts. Monitor performance to maintain quality, avoid defects, and conserve paint.
• Hang equipment and parts onto an overhead chain conveyor, sometimes with a hoist and sometimes manually.
• Check finish for quality. Sand and touch-up as needed.
• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, and routing of parts, and record inventory transactions.
• Clean and maintain the paint line, spray guns, hoses, etc.
• Through behavior and communication, maintain positive relationships with customers, clients, supervisors, and co‑workers.
• Meet or exceed typical expectations for productivity, quality, attendance, and safety.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).
• Relatively hot, humid conditions (required to wear a paint suit and air supplied hood).
• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, and materials handling.
• Working with hazardous materials, including paint, paint sludge, paint dust, solvents, cleaners, oils, and grease.
• A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily with overtime paid after 8 hours per day) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• Use spray painting equipment to apply a quality finish to equipment and parts.
• Demonstrate appropriate basic mechanical skills. This includes the ability to use repair tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.
• Have appropriate reading and clerical skills.
• Be able to handle parts weighing in excess of 60 pounds.
• Have a good work record, including attendance, safety, performance, behavior, self‑motivation, attention to quality, ability to learn new skills and a cooperative personality.
• Experience or training in any of the following is preferred: automotive, industrial, aircraft spray painting or auto body work.

PHYSICAL DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS: Heavy

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Walking: Frequent
• Twisting: Frequent
• Elevated Work: Occasional
• Climbing: Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: up to 50 lbs
• Floor to Knuckle: up to 60 lbs
• Knuckle to Shoulder: up to 50 lbs
• Shoulder to Overhead: up to 25 lbs

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.