Painter Blaster (Night Shift)

What we offer: 

• Competitive starting pay (based on education and experience)
• Eligibility for health insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision) effective on your FIRST DAY OF WORK
• Eligibility for financial benefits such as 401(k), life insurance, long-term disability, and employee stock ownership retirement plan
• Paid company holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO) starting with 40 hours upon hire date and the ability to accrue more
• Annual safety shoe reimbursement up to $200
• Annual company logo clothing/merchandise up to $150 allowance
• Night Shift Differential Pay

About us:

At FAST Global Solutions, our core values are to KNOW & SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS, BUILD TRUST, FIND A BETTER WAY and have GRIT.  Our purpose is to deliver winning solutions to help our customers, communities and employees thrive. 

For over 40 years, FAST Global Solutions has been helping improve operational performance in the air transportation and material handling industries, with smartly designed and ruggedly built equipment. Founded in 1979 as Watkins Aircraft Support Products (WASP), the company’s focus on unparalleled quality and critical safety engineering of non-powered ground support equipment, resulted in exponential growth—doubling in capacity every year for the first decade.

 Job summary:   

 The Painter Blaster abrades surfaces of parts by sand blasting to remove adhering scale, paint, grease, tar, rust and dirt. Operates cone, disk, or nozzle type electrostatic painting equipment within designated paint booths. 

 Job duties and responsibilities:

• Shovels or pours abrasives such as sand, grit, or shot of specified grade into machine hopper.
• Masks specified areas of object to protect from abrading action.
• Loads parts on racks in enclosed rooms, into tumbling barrels, or into cabinets.
• Regulates pressure and composition of abrasive mixture flowing through nozzle or into tumbling barrel.
• Starts equipment that directs blast or flow of abrasive laden compressed air, gas, or liquid over surface of parts.
• Directs nozzle over surface of large parts or inserts arms through glove fitted cabinet openings and manipulates small parts under nozzle for specified interval.
• Examines finished parts to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Adjusts valves and observes gauges to set pressure and to control flow of paint to each spray station.
• Inspects painted units for runs, sags, and unpainted areas.
• Readjusts pressure valves to control direction and pattern of spray and to correct flaws in coating.
• Cleans paint from ceiling and walls of booth, conveyor hooks or grid, and from disks, cones, spray heads, and hoses.
• Hand sprays parts to cover unpainted areas or apply rust preventative.
• Mixes paint according to specifications with viscometer to regulate consistency.

Job Requirements: 

• A qualified candidate will have a high school diploma, GED, or at least 1-3 months related experience.  
• Must have basic language and math skills and reasoning ability.  
• Must be able to stand continuously, walk/kneel/crouch/maintain balance frequently over the course of a 10 hour shift. 
• Must be able to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs.  
• Must have manual dexterity and be able to maintain a continuous firm grip.   
• Color vision with depth perception is required.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures and levels of humidity.
• Personal protective equipment will be provided by FAST and must be worn in the required areas. 

FAST Global Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. 

We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age, genetic information, union membership, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Ready to join the FAST Global Solutions team?  Apply today!