Industrial Painter | 2nd Shift with Full Benefits

Smith & Loveless; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) after first year

Employer-paid benefits

PTO & holidays

Health & dental insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Smith & Loveless in Lenexa, KS, seeks a Coating Specialist (Industrial Painter) on the 2nd shift to join our production team and apply protective coatings to equipment in an environmentally focused facility.

The role requires training on the day shift for a short period before transferring to the second shift (4:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.). The position emphasizes safety, quality, and teamwork within a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (preferred).
• Previous commercial painting experience (preferred).
• Ability to read work orders.
• Read and understand units of measurement.
• Good attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Must be able to perform simple, repetitive tasks.
• Experience operating forklift, electric hoist, spray gun, mixing equipment, and various small tools.

Responsibilities

• Observe all safety rules and regulations and keep work area clean and orderly.
• Work from verbal instructions, factory orders, and established practices.
• Cleans material with solvent cleaner, etching solution or paint stripping caustic.
• Move material with hoists or wagon.
• Mask off areas not to be painted or to be painted a different color.
• Prepare paint and thin to correct consistency and temperature.
• Strain paint before using.
• Cleans, repairs and adjusts guns and pots.
• Move material and position for painting.
• Touch up with brush or gun as required.
• Occasionally use stencils.
• Perform some maintenance painting from ground ladder or scaffold.
• Report abnormal conditions of equipment to supervisor.
• Prepare miscellaneous parts and products for foaming by masking off and covering areas to be foamed.
• Other duties as assigned by the Second Shift Supervisor.
• Keep work area neat and clean.

Skills

Attention to detail

Read work orders

Units of measurement

Follow instructions

Simple repetitive tasks

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Spray gun

Mixing equipment

Electric hoist

Forklift

Job description

Smith & Loveless in Lenexa, KS, seeks a Coating Specialist (Industrial Painter) on the 2nd shift to join our production team and apply protective coatings to equipment in an environmentally focused facility.

The role requires training on the day shift for a short period before transferring to the second shift (4:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.). The position emphasizes safety, quality, and teamwork within a manufacturing setting.