Paint Helper - 1st Shift (Fort Wayne, IN)

Ottenweller Company; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottenweller Company is seeking a hands-on painting prep associate to prepare parts for painting, mask areas, wash parts, and assist in finishing operations in our Fort Wayne facility.

The role involves operating wash and spray equipment, selecting colors, moving parts with a forklift or crane, and maintaining equipment. We are an equal opportunity employer and full-time position.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform painting prep tasks and operate related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Reviews dispatch list to determine jobs due in area and gathers supplies for processing.
• Prepares painting prep equipment and selects color/type; changes barrels.
• Prepares parts by washing and masking areas not to be painted; sprays parts by hand.
• Maintains and troubleshoots equipment; disassembles/assembles components; checks final operation.
• Prepares parts for final inspection; may use overhead crane and forklift to move parts.
• Cleans paint from booth and hoses; operates forklift between wash bay, booth, oven, and staging area.
• Equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
• This is a non-management position.
• This is a full time position.

Job description

Uses spray wash to prepare surface of parts for paint. Performs masking, plugging, grinding of metal parts. Other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Reviews dispatch list to determine jobs due in area and gathers supplies such as pallets, plugs, packing materials necessary for efficient processing.

Prepares painting prep equipment by moving switches and dials to start flow current and to activate wash and paint spraying equipment. Selects color and type and changes barrels.

Prepares parts by washing, blowing off parts and removing rust and weld berries. Masks and plugs areas that are not permitted to be painted. Sprays parts by hand using side - to side or up and down motions.

Maintains & troubleshoots equipment by disassembling and assembling equipment, cleaning components and replacing defective parts and checking final operation.

Prepares parts for final inspection. May use overhead crane and forklift to move parts as required.

Cleans paint from ceiling and walls of booth, conveyer hooks and from spray heads and hoses.

Operates forklift to move parts between wash bay, booth, oven and staging area.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

This is a non-management position

This is a full time position