Painter I - Night Shift

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.; Saginaw, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. is seeking a Painter I–III to inspect, patch, and paint pipe components in a production environment. The role involves loading materials, operating the paint and sandblasting equipment, and ensuring quality through safe practices and precise patchwork.

The position requires basic welding exposure and adherence to ISO procedures. Candidates should be able to read instructions, handle materials safely, and work under supervision while building hands-on skills for more

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent required.
• Experience with paint patching and machine operation preferred.
• Ability to read and follow safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Load, unload, and move product safely on/off vehicles.
• Prepare vehicles and equipment for loads.
• Mix cement and patch material.
• Operate paint and tape machines safely.
• Inspect and maintain paint/sandblasting equipment.
• Follow ISO procedures.

Skills

Forklift operation

Paint patching

Safety compliance

Load/unload material

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Paint machine

Sandblasting equipment

Tape machine

Job description

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:

Inspects, prepares and moves pipe for paint patch operations. Operates paint, tape and sandblasting machine safely and efficiently to create quality product. Under ongoing supervision, applies paint patch, load and unload pipe, mix paint materials, grind product, and modify product required by the facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Helps load, unload, and move product, materials and equipment safely and efficiently on or off vehicles.
• Prepares vehicles and equipment for loads.
• Mixes cement and prepares material for patchwork.
• Performs cement labor as needed by lead person and supervisor.
• Cuts materials in a safe manner to ensure safe transport of product and equipment
• Counts and marks all materials.
• Loads and unloads product in the paint and tape machine area.
• Assists in diagnosing problems associated with the patching, taping and painting of product.
• Inspects and maintains paint and sandblasting machine to ensure production of quality products.
• Inventories and maintains supplies.
• Loads paint product on paint machine in a safe manner.
• Operates poly paint machine in a safe manner
• Operates forklift and other product handling equipment.
• Follows ISO procedures
• Ensures pipe is cleaned prior to entering the paint machine area.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

PAINTER I – this level of Painter is responsible for performing quality paint application, and requires little or minimum experience. Individuals in this position operate, work with and around various large machinery and chemicals, so ample care and adherence to safety training is necessary. Duties are routinely carried out under close supervision; however, supervision is not always available for routine and repetitive tasks, which can be carried on without difficulty once they are learned. As work experience is gained and additional welding certification are obtained, the employee may be assigned to tasks that are more difficult in nature and require more responsibility.

PAINTER II – this level of Painter is responsible for performing duties described for a Painter I. This level of Painter requires additional training, skills and experience. Work normally is performed under limited to close supervision. As additional experience is gained, the employee may be assigned to tasks that are more difficult in nature and require more responsibility.

PAINTER III – this level of Painter is responsible for performing duties described for a Painter II. This level of Painter possesses advanced qualifications and experience. Work normally is performed under minimal supervision. Employees in this position may be responsible for providing on-the-job training to new employees.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to ready, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High School degree or GED or equivalent or six months to one year related experience and/or training/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

This job requires no licenses or certificates.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to