Painter

PlanIT Group, LLC; Archbald (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC in Archbald is seeking a candidate for a role focused on assisting painters with preparation and cleaning of parts. The responsibilities include the use of various chemicals and tools to achieve high-quality finishes and proper coating application.

The ideal applicant should understand blueprints, work safely with chemicals, and possess measuring skills using calipers and other tools. Experience in silk screen and metal finishing processes will be beneficial for this position.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand complex blueprints and sketches.
• Experience with solvents and chemicals safely.
• Ability to use calipers, micrometers, and thickness measuring equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist painters with paint prep and cleaning parts.
• Use solvents and abrasive blasting to clean and mask parts.
• Apply various coatings and markings as per instructions.

Skills

Reading complex blueprints and sketches

Safe handling of chemicals

Using measuring instruments

Spray gun application

Tools

Grinding tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assists painters with paint prep such as clean, mask/unmask, paint and tap holes per established manufacturing instructions
• Uses solvents and aqueous cleaners, or abrasive blasting to clean parts, mask/unmask painted parts, apply localized tin plating, and light mechanical assembly
• Wash, mask, shot/abrasive blast, and apply metal flame spray to parts and weldments per established manufacturing instructions
• Follows instructions to mark fabricated components using silk screen, stencil or pad printing methods and various types of inks or paints in accordance with manufacturing instructions
• Makes paper stencils to meet marking requirements of sketches or blueprints
• Uses a spray gun for stenciling all kinds of surfaces or manufacturing articles with material such as ink, enamels, lacquer, paint, etc.
• Uses a spray gun, brushes, or other application methods for coating various types of surfaces of manufacturing articles with finished or protective material such

Basic Required Qualifications

• Candidate can read and understand complex blueprints and sketches with respect to various paint, marking, plating and touch-up and differentiation between thread sizes, pitch, metric and standard threads.
• Ability to work safely with chemicals such as solvents, acidic and alkaline solutions and aqueous cleaners.
• Ability to qualify and retain qualifications necessary of the processes performed.
• Ability to use various types of measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and thickness measuring equipment.

Desired Skills

• Experience in: Silk screen, stenciling, pad or other printing processes
• Use of grinding tools for metal finishing, mix and spray of various types of paints and primers to obtain high-quality finish to desired thickness and color and gloss matching to precise tolerances
• Experience in: Wash, shot/abrasive blast, mask, and apply the metal flame spray to parts and welded structures per established manufacturing instructions