Production Painter

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Papersystems is seeking an experienced Production Painter to support our manufacturing team. You will perform metal preparation and painting on a wide range of parts, subassemblies, and products, following process sheets and specifications.

Duties include setting up spray equipment, applying undercoats and finishes, and masking areas as needed. Required are a High School Diploma or GED and 2+ years in industrial painting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years of experience in industrial painting.

Responsibilities

• Read drawings and route sheets to perform work.
• Operate grinders and painting equipment; prepare and paint surfaces as specified.
• Set up spray painting equipment and apply undercoat sealer and finishing coats.
• Ensure proper ventilation and safety practices when handling paints and thinners.
• Dispose of hazardous waste per local regulations.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About Us:

BW Papersystems, part of the Barry-Wehmiller Group, builds capital equipment that transforms paper into products for consumers - every day, around the world. We offer innovative technologies, service and parts, and years of global experience in corrugating, finishing; slitting and packaging; stationery; bookbinding and security documents. Customers rely on our machines to produce and convert items such as corrugated boxes, folding cartons, passports, notebooks, copy paper, board, and coated and other specialty papers. For more information, visit bwpapersystems.com. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

BW Papersystems is seeking an experienced Production Painter to join our team! As the Production Painter, you will perform a normal range of metal preparation and painting operations on a wide variety of parts, weldments, subassemblies and assembled company products. In this role, you will work from process sheets, repair orders, specifications and instructions to operate various types of grinders and determine colors and areas to paint on machine surfaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret drawings, route sheets, specifications, and instructions for performing work.
• Utilize surface filler materials to build up part surfaces, sandpaper to smooth.
• Operate various types of hand grinders; use wire brush, files, and sandpaper to remove scale and burrs.
• Clean, grind, and prepare metal or painting operations; tape and mask unit to protect areas not to be painted.
• Set up and operate spray painting equipment to apply standard undercoat sealer and finishing coats of paint.
• Add thinners as necessary to obtain proper paint viscosity.
• Make necessary adjustments and manipulate gun to control and obtain proper finish; exercise care to prevent lags, dry spray and dirt.
• Use both automatic and bench style power sand blasters to remove existing rust and slag; must have some knowledge of materials to eliminate distortion that may result from these processes.
• Operate portable and stand abrasive belt grinders, portable disc grinders and buffing wheels to snag, grind and polish parts.
• Perform clean, prep and finish coating process utilizing coating tanks.
• Handle the disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in accordance with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Correctly label and date hazardous waste drums and transfer to authorized waste vendor.
• Recognize spills/leaks and handle as trained and in accordance with company policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications and Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2+ years of applicable experience in working in an industrial painting role.
• The approximate pay range for this position is $22/HR - $30/HR. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

This organization uses E-Verify. Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Company: BW Papersystems Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. Its that vision that drives us in creating world-class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal-to use the power of our business to build a better world.