Industrial Fabrication Painter

Farrior Steel Works•Farmville, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves preparing surfaces and applying coatings to fabricated industrial components. Key responsibilities include surface preparation using various methods, mixing and applying coatings via spray, brush, or roller, and ensuring adherence to specifications for thickness and quality. The painter must be knowledgeable about coating specifications, use measuring tools for mil thickness, and follow work orders, blueprints, and specification sheets. Tasks also include masking, touch-ups, and final inspection, along with maintaining spray equipment and hand tools. Safety is paramount, requiring strong knowledge of PPE, safe handling of hazardous materials, and adherence to shop safety rules, including confined-space awareness and fall protection. Familiarity with relevant standards like SSPC/AMPP and quality control is essential. The role may require basic familiarity with air monitoring, ventilation, and fire prevention. Preferred certifications include respirator fit-test, OSHA safety cards, and SSPC/AMPP courses. Physically, the job requires the ability to stand, bend, kneel, climb, and lift up to 50 lbs, with exposure to fumes, dust, and noise in various environments including enclosed booths, outdoors, or at heights. The ability to work shifts, overtime, and meet production schedules is necessary. Soft skills include attention to detail, strong visual quality standards, good communication, teamwork, time management, and the ability to meet deadlines. Optional skills that add value include experience with powder coating, catalytic coatings, specialty coatings, performing simple coating inspections, and basic welding/metal repair.

Requirements

Surface preparation: abrasive blasting, power-tool cleaning, sanding, solvent cleaning, grinding.
Mixing and applying coatings by spray (airless/air), brush, and roller.
Knowledge of coating specifications, mil thickness, wet-film/dry-film thickness measuring.
Ability to read and follow work orders, blueprints, and specification sheets.
Perform masking, masking removal, touch-ups, and final inspection.
Use and maintain spray equipment, compressors, blasting cabinets, and hand tools.
Strong knowledge of PPE use (respirators, gloves, coveralls, eye/face protection) and safe handling of paints, thinners, and solvents.
Familiar with MSDS/SDS, hazardous materials labeling, and waste disposal procedures.
Knowledge of shop safety rules, confined-space awareness, and fall protection as applicable.
Ability to follow SSPC/AMPP or project-specific coating procedures and quality standards.
Basic familiarity with air monitoring, ventilation, and fire prevention in painting areas.
Able to stand, bend, kneel, climb ladders/scaffolds, and lift 50+ lbs.
Comfortable working in enclosed booths, outdoors, or at heights; exposure to fumes, dust, and noise.
Able to work shifts and overtime as needed to meet production schedules.
Attention to detail and strong visual quality standards.
Good communication and ability to work on a team.
Time management and ability to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Respirator fit-test and medical clearance (per OSHA).
OSHA 10-hour or 30-hour safety card.
SSPC/AMPP coating applicator or inspector courses.
HAZWOPER or hazardous materials training if applicable.
Experience with powder coating, catalytic coatings, or specialty marine/industrial coatings.
Ability to perform simple coating inspections and document results.
Basic welding/metal-repair skills for touch-up prior to coating.

Responsibilities

Perform surface preparation including abrasive blasting, power-tool cleaning, sanding, solvent cleaning, and grinding.
Mix and apply coatings using spray (airless/air), brush, and roller.
Measure and ensure adherence to coating specifications, mil thickness, and wet-film/dry-film thickness.
Read and follow work orders, blueprints, and specification sheets.
Perform masking, masking removal, touch-ups, and final inspection.
Use and maintain spray equipment, compressors, blasting cabinets, and hand tools.
Ensure proper use of PPE (respirators, gloves, coveralls, eye/face protection).
Safely handle paints, thinners, and solvents.
Follow MSDS/SDS, hazardous materials labeling, and waste disposal procedures.
Adhere to shop safety rules, confined-space awareness, and fall protection.
Follow SSPC/AMPP or project-specific coating procedures and quality standards.
Maintain basic familiarity with air monitoring, ventilation, and fire prevention in painting areas.