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

Ottenweller Company, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottenweller Company, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN, is seeking a full-time parts washer/painting prep associate to support our metal finishing operations. You will clean parts, mask areas for painting, and set up spray equipment to ensure proper coating preparation and efficient workflow.

The role involves moving parts with a forklift, preparing painting prep gear, and maintaining equipment. It is a non-management, full-time position with standard facility hours in an on-site setting.

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.

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