Industrial Painter

Location: Winfield

Your safety, health and well-being, and that of your colleagues and customers, matters to us. We operate in heavy industries where safety is the priority. And this is why everyone is expected to stop any unsafe behaviour - and why you can always count on our full support in doing so. Together, we are committed to a safe working environment for all of us.

Your responsibilities

• Organizes and plans the use of painting equipment and materials for the various projects
• Mixes batches of paint. Operates spray painting equipment or brushes or rolls paint on surfaces. Airless Spray Equipment Preferred
• Ensures the painting equipment is properly maintained and in a ready state of operation
• Inspects and maintains painting during all phases of application
• Examines and measures finished surfaces to ensure conformance to specifications
• Maintains a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to FLSmidth safety procedures and regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• As part of job enrichment, and at the company's discretion, cross training in other areas will be given

Supervisory Responsibilities

The job has no supervisory responsibilities

What you bring

• 2 years' experience preferred
• Is familiar with various coatings, prep work, and blasting methods
• Experience with multi-part epoxies preferred
• Must have working knowledge of Mil thickness, finish requirements etc.
• NACE experience an advantage
• Must have the ability to follow written or verbal instructions
• Must have knowledge of health and safety requirements including but not limited to fire hazards, compressed gases, electrical, chemical and mechanical devices
• Must be able to pass a respiratory fit test
• Computer skills: ability to use the computer for time tracking purposes.

Physical Demands

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 stand; use hands and fingers, hand to, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear
• The employee is frequently required to walk
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to fumes and may at time be required to wear a respirator
• The employee will occasionally work at heights using the correct PPE
• The noise level in the work environment is one that is typically associated with a manufacturing facility