2nd Shift Machine Op II Paint Line

Johnson Controls•Marinette, WI

2d•$24 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Finisher pre-treats raw and fabricated parts prior to painting by loading them onto a dipping system that runs them through a series of chemical baths. The finisher also paints a variety of parts using a powder paint system; helps load and unload the paint line, pumps chemicals to and from the chemical baths. Runs test on the chemicals and to insure they are within specifications. The company reserves the right to rotate employees to other departments or work assignments within the organization as needed based upon skill set, production needs, etc.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age and have a HS Diploma or equivalent.
Must be able to read and apply simple math, setting proportions, work with testing equipment etc.
Must be able to handle light and heavy weights while loading the lines.
Must be able to work standing, bending, stooping for a variety of different jobs.
Work with an electrostatic paint system, uses hoists, requires wearing respirator and protective clothing when painting and working with chemicals, requires occasionally working in confined space, and will be required to hold a valid forklift license.
Comply with safety rules
Attend and Participate in Safety Training
Participate actively in the safety process
Ask questions if something isn’t known
Report all accidents and injuries immediately
Submit suggestions to improve safety
Know responsibilities in the event of an emergency (i.e. what to do in the event of an alarm for fire, chemical spills, tornados, etc.)
Be a coach to others who are acting unsafely
Must have Lock-out tags after 6 months
Attend and participate in all hazardous and non-hazardous waste trainings.
Ability to recognize chemical hazardous labels.
Spill management and clean-up.
Air shutoff locations.
Capability to follow satellite accumulation rules and requirements.
Proficiency to recognize hazardous wastes in your area and manage properly.

Responsibilities

From written instructions, fills tanks with metal conditioning and plating solutions.
Following written instructions from the QC Inspector, makes all necessary additions to the solutions to maintain proper titration strength in the metal conditioning tanks.
Periodically dumps all metal conditioning tanks.
From written or verbal instructions, mixes a variety of enamels and primers for the liquid paint line, insuring proper viscosity and color.
Lights, checks, and adjusts oven paint heater temperature and atomizing pressure according to verbal instructions and paint line situation.
Cleans paint booths periodically by removing grease layer from all surfaces and applying a new layer.
Removes daily any accumulation of paint on the surface of the water reservoir.
Adjusts spray guns to gain the proper width and pressure to insure proper millage is applied to a variety of parts used in manufacturing fire protection equipment.
Prepares all parts for painting by manually loading parts on racks and into baskets and by using a power hoist, submersing the parts into the various metal conditioning solutions.
Manually removes parts from racks or baskets and places them on carts.
Performs salvage operations by manually placing painted parts into baskets and submersing them into hot paint stripper.
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue.
Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts.
Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting.
Occasionally chips off weld splatter.
Performs minor maintenance on equipment and cleans phosphater by removing all nozzles and repairing piping.
Operates powder paint machine by using hand spray gun to cover difficult areas on parts.
Adjusts material feed and fan as well as the positions of the automatic guns according to parts being painted.
Powder coats colors with a manual spray powder gun.
Visually checks powder paint supply and adds powder as needed.
Insures reclaim machine is operating.
Vacuums powder paint machine and scrapes powder build up with scraper.
Performs daily maintenance on spray guns, conveyor, and booth area.
Performs general repairs on equipment as needed
Supporting the training and development of peers within the organization.
Performs any additional duties as may be assigned.