Carpenter / Painter

Carpenter/Painter in Springfield, MO

First Shift: Monday – Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm

Pay Starting at $17.51+/hr. Depending on Experience

Job Purpose:Ensure painting and skids are built to specifications for all units sold. Set up, operate, and tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of metal products with lacquers, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials maintaining viscosity for application.

Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities:

• Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects or deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary.
• Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
• Weigh or measure chemicals, coatings, or paints before adding them to machines.
• Select appropriate coatings, paints, or sprays, or prepare them by mixing substances according to formulas, using automated paint mixing equipment.
• Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
• Record operational data on specified forms.
• Operate auxiliary machines or equipment used in coating or painting processes.
• Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
• Perform test runs to ensure that equipment is set up properly.
• Clean machines, related equipment, and work areas, using water, solvents and other cleaning aids.
• Attach hoses or nozzles to machines, using wrenches and pliers, and make adjustments to obtain the proper dispersion of spray.
• Remove materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools
• Build skid or shipping boxes with the use of basic woodworking tools such as sawing tools, metal banding, use of pneumatic nail guns and packaging equipment with carpenter tools
• Transfer completed items or products from machines to drying or storage areas, using handcarts, handtrucks, or cranes.
• Attach and align machine parts such as rollers, guides, brushes, and blades, using hand tools.

**Experience and Education:**

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Respirator training / qualification required.
• Prior experience applying paint with a paint gun preferred.
• 1-2 years experience in a high volume shipping area preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret Bill of Materials and Engineering controlled documents.
• Ability to pass and maintain a Powered Industrial Vehicle license.

Tools/Technology Preferred:

• Ability to read and use measuring tools.
• Ability to operate woodworking tools
• Demonstrates basic computer, keyboarding and printer skills.
• Ability to read and use measuring tools.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform repetitive lifting up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Work environment is on the manufacturing floor- temperatures vary.
• Noise level is moderate to high-PPE is required

You should be proficient in:

• High School / GED
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Basic Computer Skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Woodworking

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Calipers and Micrometers
• Measurement Gauges
• Forklifts

Salary info:

$17.51 - $18.54 / hr