Wet Painter/Forklift

Join our manufacturing team in Mazomanie as a Wet Painter / Forklift Operator. In this hands-on role, you'll prepare, paint, inspect, and package parts while ensuring quality and safety standards are met. You'll also operate a forklift, support paint booth operations, and help maintain a clean, organized work environment.

Please contact Kennedy Kitelinger at kennedy.kitelinger@etcconnect.com or 608.824.5318 if you have questions about the position or application process

Representative Responsibilities:
• Paints parts
• Plans procedures and selects paint and materials to follow work order to completion
• Ensures work orders are completed and parts painted according to print specifications
• Maintains expected productivity output levels and completes assignments as scheduled
• Completes paperwork correctly, labels parts per work order and forwards the product to the next station
• Responsible for ensuring paint booth is properly cleaned and prepared for paint change overs
• Prepares parts for paint and packages completed parts
• Masks and unmasks parts
• Loads and unloads parts to the wet paint booth
• Maintains expected productivity output levels and completes assignments as scheduled
• Completes paperwork correctly, labels parts per work order and forwards the product to the next station
• Ensures product quality meets standards by frequently checking work
• Paints parts to quality standards reflected on print
• Performs visual quality checks regularly to monitor paint coverage
• Follows ISO procedures
• Uses appropriate documentation, e.g. ECRs, and NCMRs, to identify and communicate issues
• Adheres to safety standards at all times
• Ensures that safe methods and practices are used
• Abides by safety procedures, work practice controls, and OSHA guidelines
• Wears personal protective equipment as required
• Learns new tasks and procedures as needed
• Listens to, understands and follows instructions while learning new assignments
• Recognizes unusual circumstances and asks intelligent questions when necessary
• Maintains a clean and organized work environment
• Ensures after task is completed, floor is swept, and tools are returned to designated area
• Assists in disposing the paint properly
• Assists in performing proper routine maintenance to equipment
• Operate forklift as needed
• Early morning and late afternoon or evening working hour rotation
• This position requires work hours that begin early morning or extend into the evening
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Completes special projects and requests in a timely and positive fashion
• May be responsible for starting up and shutting down the automated paint booth and related equipment

Minimum Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred
• Prefer one year of experience working in a wet paint environment
• Knowledge of wet paint techniques and systems
• Good organizational skills
• Able to read and interpret drawings
• Able to use hand tools
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Able to sit or stand for long periods of time
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to set up and operate standard wet painting equipment
• Basic English skills to understand quality, safety, work instructions, personnel information, etc
• Eligibility to work in the US without sponsorship