What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coatings Lead position at Arcosa Brand?
Arcosa Wind Towers is searching for a Coating Lead to join our team. As a Coatings Lead/Painter, you will prepare materials, surfaces, and structures for coverage with paint, laminate, rubber, or other material.
Location: Belen, NM
Safety Sensitive: Yes
What you’ll do:
- Operates conventional and airless spray equipment to apply industrial paint finishes on metal and other types of surfaces
- Mixes and applies alkyds, epoxies, gel coats, powder coats, urethane, zinc epoxies or water borne paint systems according to a prescribed formula
- Adjust nozzles on spray guns to obtain the proper dispersion of the spray and monitors the flow and viscosity of the paint or solution
- Cleans paint lines, paint guns and performs other cleaning preventative maintenance
- Regulates temperature and air circulation in drying ovens
- Understands curing process
- Be able to operate cranes
- Use mobile equipment (forklift, telehandler, ext.)
- Operate a grinder
- Troubleshoot machinery
- Follows all safety rules and practices
- May be involved in safety committees or initiatives
- Ability to work as a team, demonstrate high ethical standards, treat all coworkers with dignity and respect and support a positive working culture
Preferred skills:
- Prefer candidate with 1 year paint experience or ability to learn paint process quickly
- Prefer candidate with LEAN standardized processes for paint or the ability to learn the LEAN standardized processes
- Prefer basic knowledge of mill gauge and pressure monitors or the ability to learn
- Working Conditions: Hourly full-time position
- Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
Work environment includes plant, warehouse, production and non-production areas and plant grounds which operate multiple shifts and frequent weekend shifts
- This position frequently requires work/maintenance coverage beyond the normal hours, shift, and on weekends/holidays
- Ability to tolerate both high and low temperatures, loud noises typical of a manufacturing plant