FABRICATION PAINTER in Chicago (IL)

Monday to Friday 5am to 3:30pm

Position Summary:    Applies coatings to a variety of surfaces with lacquers, enamels, or special commercial finishers.  Mix finishes as required, adjusts paint flow to product and maintains equipment.

Duties & Responsibilities:
•    Operates a spray painter to apply industrial paint finishes on metal products
•    Responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of the painting equipment, painting booth and carts
•    Responsible for the storage and organization of the painting supplies
•    Must be able to prep and paint products to meet or exceed current production rates and meet all quality standards
•    Capable of producing a good finish
•    Responsible to keep the department clean and organized
•    Other duties as assigned

Competencies:
•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills
•    Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
•    Ability to pay close attention to detail
•    Knowledge of assembling, regulating hand or automatic spray guns
•    Must maintain a labor efficiency of at least 90% or higher at all times
•    Must take and pass written math test
•    Must take and pass forklift certification
•    Ability to lift approximately 75 lbs.

Required education and experience:
•    High School Diploma or equivalent
•    Minimum 1 year of related experience and/or training
•    Equivalent combination of education and experience