Industrial Spray Painter

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean work area
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Operate and control: electroplating equipment to coat metal, hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and/or spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
• Select appropriate paint or mix paints
• Tend automatic metal coating machines which convey objects through a series of cleaning, rinsing and plating solutions
• Tend or operate equipment to prepare items for application of protective or decorative coatings
• Tend or operate equipment to spray or coat

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• General metal products
• Ornamental ironwork

Surface preparation methods

• Masking

Application methods

• Automated spray painting
• Electrostatic method
• Hand-held spray guns

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automatic metal coating machinery
• Metal spray equipment

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player