Industrial Painter/Sandblaster

Essential Duties

• Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
• Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
• Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
• Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare materials for painting.
• Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
• Layout logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
• Must know how to hook up and disconnect equipment, regulate pressure and composition of abrasive mixture flowing through the nozzle or into tumbling barrel.
• Masks specified areas object to protect from abrading action.
• Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
• Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
• Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
• Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
• Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
• Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
• Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
• Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
• Clean equipment and work areas.
• May examine finished parts to ensure conformance to specifications
• Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
• Forklift experience is a plus
• Other duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications

• 1-year experience in Sandblasting and/or Industrial Painting a plus
• Employee must be dependable and capable of working long hours.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Other Information

• This is a non-exempt position.
• This position reports to the Paint Shop Foreman
• This is a safety-sensitive position.
• Mid-State is proud to offer benefits to all of its full-time employees. Benefits available include; Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life and AD&D Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k), Vacation, Holiday pay, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Physical Requirements / Working Environment

• Location is in Lakeland, Florida.
• This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work vary (Monday Sunday) and overtime is frequently required.
• Working environment is in an industrial shop; non-climate controlled and is oftentimes hot/humid. Frequent exposure to moving equipment, machines and shop tools, and other safety-sensitive hazards/risks. Must always be alert and able to safely perform the essential duties of the job without risking harm to oneself or others.
• While performing the duties of this job, you will:
  • Frequently use hands and arms in handling, moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Routinely perform physical activities that require use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, balancing, walking, and stooping. Occasional climbing.

Other physical requirements include:

• Manual Dexterity ' The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp or manipulate objects.
• Finger Dexterity ' The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp or manipulate small objects.
• Multi-limb Coordination ' The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting or standing.
• Reaction Time ' The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Hearing Sensitivity ' The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Near Vision ' The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet). Far Vision ' The ability to see details at a distance.
• Information Ordering ' The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Problem Sensitivity ' The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Depth Perception ' The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Extent Flexibility ' The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Oral Comprehension ' The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Static Strength ' The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 25 pounds.
• Written Comprehension ' The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Mid-State maintains a firm commitment in providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees and quality services to its clients. Mid-State is a drug-free workplace. Must be able to pass a post-offer / pre-placement drug screen and job-related employment physicals. Must also submit to a post-offer / pre-employment background check.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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