What are the responsibilities and job description for the Overhead Crane Operator and Painter position at Kelly and Careers?
Role: Overhead Crane Operator & Painter – First Shift
Work Hours:
Overview:
This dual-role position plays a key part in preparing and loading materials for distribution, and in painting items as specified. You’ll help make sure items are properly tracked, securely packed, and finished to meet required standards, all while adhering to safety protocols.
Main Duties:
Material Loading:
Other responsibilities may arise at plant management’s discretion to best serve customer needs and ensure a smooth workflow.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Work Hours:
- First shift runs from 5:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday to Thursday
- Occasional Friday shifts may be needed when operations demand
Overview:
This dual-role position plays a key part in preparing and loading materials for distribution, and in painting items as specified. You’ll help make sure items are properly tracked, securely packed, and finished to meet required standards, all while adhering to safety protocols.
Main Duties:
Material Loading:
- Reference the Pieces Not Shipped log to determine which items need to be loaded.
- Note each item on the log as it is placed for shipment.
- Prepare materials for transportation by banding, boxing, and applying shrink wrap as necessary for protection and efficient handling.
- Measure, cut, and organize 4 x 4 wood blocks used for support and stacking.
- Safely fill trailers—never exceeding 45,000 pounds—using cranes and lifting tools to maintain safety for product and operator alike.
- After loading, hand over the updated shipment log—signed—to the plant manager.
- Carry out other tasks as assigned by the plant management team to support customer requirements.
- Move and arrange items for painting with cranes, mechanical devices, or safe manual handling.
- Clearly label each piece with the correct paint codes, indicating areas where paint should be excluded.
- Ensure surfaces are dirt-free by sweeping or using compressed air.
- Confirm the correct paint hues and types in sprayers, and adjust as necessary.
- Apply paint using spraying equipment and hands-on methods.
- Rotate items to ensure full coverage, either manually or with crane assistance.
- Organize painted items in the designated area pending shipment.
- Use of Elcometer gauge to check paint depth and record findings in the thickness log.
- Skilled in safely operating overhead cranes and lifting equipment.
- Complete a tape measure test.
- Detail-oriented and focused on achieving quality outcomes.
- Capable of following instructions, both written and spoken.
- Physically fit to handle manual tasks such as lifting and stacking.
- Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments is a plus.
Other responsibilities may arise at plant management’s discretion to best serve customer needs and ensure a smooth workflow.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.
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Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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