Industrial Painter

Wastequip•Salisbury, NC
•Onsite

About The Position

Wastequip is hiring an Industrial Painter to support its new steel manufacturing location in Salisbury, North Carolina. The role involves using an airless paint finishing system in a fast-paced production environment to spray machines, manufactured products, or work areas with protective or decorative coatings such as paint, enamel, glaze, gel-coat, or lacquer. The position pays $22.78 per hour.

Requirements

  • Experience using an airless paint finishing system.
  • Experience painting metal surfaces, machinery, and/or manufactured products.
  • Experience using paint, enamel, glaze, gel-coat, or lacquer.

Nice To Haves

  • Preferred experience in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

  • Clean grease and dirt from products.
  • Apply masking tape over parts and areas that are not to be coated.
  • Fill cavities and dents with putty to create a smooth surface.
  • Select and mix coating liquid to produce the desired color.
  • Pour coating liquid into a spray container and connect the spray gun to an air hose.
  • Adjust sprayer valves and nozzle to regulate spray width and pressure.
  • Direct spray onto work surfaces to apply a primer or finish coat.
  • Coat areas inaccessible to a hand sprayer with a brush.
  • Clean spraying equipment and brushes with solvent.
  • Heat and spray wax onto products after they are tested.
  • Remove rust from metal using acid, a wire brush, or steel wool.

Benefits

  • Two medical plan options: Base HSA (high deductible) and Buy-Up Medical Plans.
  • Prescription insurance.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA).
  • Two dental plan options: Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans.
  • Vision insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), including Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
  • Company-paid base life insurance.
  • Company-paid accident, death, and dismemberment insurance.
  • Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
  • Company-paid disability insurance, including short-term disability (STD) and base long-term disability (LTD).
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Voluntary hospital, accident, and critical illness (cancer) insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match.
  • Voluntary pet insurance.
  • Vacation and personal/sick time.
  • Paid grandparent leave.
  • Paid bonding leave.
  • Adoption assistance.
  • Education assistance (tuition reimbursement).
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