Facilities & Equipment Painter T - 1st Shift

Ipsen International Inc•Cherry Valley, IL

66d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves learning all activities required to effectively lay out work, set-up appropriate equipment for surface preparation, determine the type of paint, and the best method of application to obtain an optimum finish per design specifications and published schedules. The role requires an aptitude for efficiently utilizing resources to minimize scrap, materials, and labor. The painter must strictly adhere to published company ISO guidelines and procedures, maintain accurate daily labor reports, and follow company safety guidelines. They will become familiar with all assigned equipment, including safety aspects like lockout/tagout, confined space entry, protective outerwear, respirators, and ventilation. The role involves performing preparatory processes such as surface preparation and paint removal, selecting and setting up hand tools and equipment, and preparing paint by mixing pigments, oil, thinner, and drying substances to achieve consistency and viscosity for optimal application. The painter will work at heights required for painting various components and operate facility spray equipment to maximize coverage and durability. They will plan painting sequences, verify finished product conformance to specifications, and follow oral and/or written instructions. Safely operating overhead cranes, forklifts, and handtrucks to move materials is also required, along with understanding the principles of selecting, attaching, and moving materials with appropriate lifting devices. Simple upkeep and cleaning of equipment, proper stock management, and maintaining housekeeping standards are expected. The painter will work with supervision and assist others as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.) and a minimum of 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and comprehend all forms of written and/or verbal instructions.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Effectively able to present information and respond to questions from managers, supervisors, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply a common sense approach and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Fork lift and overhead crane training and certification required.
Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Must occasionally 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.

Nice To Haves

Must supply own hand tools per published list.

Responsibilities

Strictly adhere to published company I.S.O. guidelines and procedures.
Maintain and turn in accurate daily labor reports.
Strictly adhere to published Company safety guidelines and procedures.
Become familiar with and gain an understanding of all equipment assigned to the area including the various safety aspects such as lockout/tagout, confined space entry, protective outerwear, respirators, proper ventilation, and associated equipment procedures, capabilities, and capacities.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to perform all prepatory processes assigned to the area including work surface preparation, paint removal, and the selection of appropriate fillers to fill holes, cracks, joints, etc.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to select, set-up, and adjust miscellaneous hand tools and equipment.
Demonstrate an understanding of how to perform pre-mixed paint selection, paint preparation by mixing pigments, oil, thinner, drying substances and how to mix finishes for consistency and viscosity to optimize method of application.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to work at heights required for painting walls, ceilings, large vessels, or other furnace components.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to select, set-up, adjust, and operate equipment to meet specifications.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to utilize all facility spray equipment to maximize coverage and durability.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to plan the painting sequence and equipment necessary to complete job.
Demonstrate an understanding of how to verify proof of conformance of finished product to specifications.
Follow oral and/or written instructions.
Demonstrate an understanding of how to safely operate overhead cranes, fork trucks, handtrucks, or other various equipment to move material or product.
Demonstrate an understanding of the principals, capacities, and safety aspects of how to properly select, attach, and move materials and/or equipment with the appropriate lifting devices such as chains, clevices, or straps.
Demonstrate an aptitude of how to perform simple upkeep and/or cleaning of equipment.
Demonstrate an aptitude for stock locations and stores excess materials and/or paints properly and in a timely manner.
Maintain housekeeping standards in compliance with established company policies.
Work with supervision and/or leadmen to accomplish any given task.
Assist others as required.