Painter (Wet Coat)

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.; Beaver Dam (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. in Beaver Dam, WI is seeking a high-volume painter for parts on a moving line.

You will apply powder or liquid finishes, ensure required film thickness and cosmetic quality, and maintain a safe, clean work area with appropriate PPE. Responsibilities include operating spray equipment, following paint procedures, masking, baking or drying ovens as needed, and performing routine maintenance.

Qualifications

• Follow safety rules and PPE requirements at all times.
• Operate spray equipment and adjust to produce quality parts.
• Follow paint procedures including gun distance, flow and air pressure.
• Prepare surfaces and apply masking where needed.
• Troubleshoot equipment and perform maintenance as scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Understand and follow all safety rules.
• Operate gun, pump and other equipment to produce quality parts economically.
• Follow proper paint procedures including distance from gun to part, flow rates, air pressure and overlap.
• Mask areas not to be coated and prepare surfaces as needed.
• May operate E-coat system load control panel and select coating liquids.
• Perform preventative maintenance as scheduled and work overtime as needed.
• Troubleshoot equipment and rack, inspect, transfer parts as required.
• Handle, transfer and label hazardous waste per training.

Skills

Paint application

Safety compliance

Equipment adjustment

Quality finish

Conveyor operation

Hazardous waste handling

Tools

Spray guns

Conveyor system

E-coat system

Air hoses

Job description

High volume, high quality painter, usually painting parts on a moving line. Apply powder or liquid paint to products where high grade and decorative finishes are required ensuring required film thickness and cosmetic requirements are met. Wears required PPE and follows all safety rules. Adjusts equipment as needed and trained to produce best finish economically. Cleans equipment and area as scheduled. Mix finishes to specified color, consistency and viscosity for spraying or brushing application and adjust equipment to obtain the best finish requirements and economy. Maintain and keep equipment and area in a safe clean condition and working order. May regulate and operate baking or drying ovens, prepare surfaces by cleaning, filling, etc. and by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• * Understands and follows all safety rules.
• * Understands gun, pump, and other equipment operations and makes adjustments as trained to produce quality parts economically.
• * Follows proper paint procedures including distance from gun to part, flow rates, air pressure and overlap.
• * May cleans and prepares surface of article to be painted.
• * Applies masking tape over parts and areas that are not to be coated.
• * May operate E-coat system load control panel.
• * May select and mix coating liquid to produce desired viscosity.
• * Perform preventative maintenance as scheduled.
• * Work overtime as needed.
• * Able to troubleshoot equipment.
• * Racks work pieces on conveyor, inspects, and transfers parts into and out of department.
• * May pour coating liquid into spray container and connect gun to air hose.
• * Set up powder gun.
• * May perform inventory transactions.
• * Identify proper paint via structure information.
• * Turns sprayer valves and nozzle to regulate width and pressure of spray.
• * Pulls trigger and directs spray onto work surface to apply prime or finish coat.
• * Loads and moves materials to work area.
• * Employee will be responsible for the safe handling, transfer & labeling of Hazardous Waste as detailed in the annual RCRA training class.

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