Painter Prep (69273)

## Description
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Cleans and prepares surfaces of articles to be painted.
• Manages curing oven and identifies quality issues with the paint.
• Applies masking to parts and machines before final painting.
• Removes masking from parts when painting is done.
• Cleans wash bay, tanks, hoses, nozzles, drying chamber, paint fixtures, hooks, and other assorted equipment.
• Loads materials into work area and transports painted articles to and from curing oven.
• Monitors the soap and phosphatizes in the wash mix to assure quality.
• Removes imperfections in the pre-paint finish utilizing orbital and manual sanding equipment.
• Fork Truck Driver as needed.
• Works in a safe manner at all times, following all safety guidelines.**SUPERVISORY REPONSIBILITIES** Paint Specific Right-to-Know Training Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both over the phone and in person. Ability to read, write and comprehend documents and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to internal and external individuals and groups. Ability to display active listening skills and ask the appropriate questions.
• **COMMUNICATION SKILLS**
• Weiler Forklift Operating Certificate
• **CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION**
• None
• **PHYSICAL DEMANDS**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach with and use hands and fingers, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, and balance. The employee occasionally may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

**WORK ENVIRONMENT**

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• This job description reflects management’s assessment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.