Paint Technician

Special-Lite • Benton Harbor, MI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Join the Special-Lite team to help us drive growth through relationships as strong and dependable as our products! As a Paint Technician, you will perform a variety of duties related to the painting of our custom doors and entryways. Special-Lite manufactures engineered architectural products, which includes commercial entrance systems, interior aluminum (Type II) framing with swing or sliding aluminum framed doors, and FRP restroom partitions. Our interior and exterior complete entrance system products are fiberglass or aluminum flush doors with many door face texture options including wood grain, aluminum monumental (stile & rail) doors, fiberglass and aluminum framing. Our engineered, made to order architectural products are used in new construction and renovation projects for educational, commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal applications. The company was founded in 1971 and pioneered the use of fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) material for door skins in the early 1980's, and today is the largest volume producer of commercial FRP doors in the United States. Special-Lite will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, comprehend and carry-out instructions in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Lift 70lbs with assistance.
• Complete all work within our safety guidelines.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge of safe operation of basic hand and power tools.
• Intermediate mechanical comprehension and abilities
• Skills to measure and perform mathematical computations, including fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
• Ability to read a tape measure down to a 1/32".
• Work and train in other departments as needed.
• Experience with painting/coating applications.
• Respirator physical required.
• Ability to differentiate colors.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with spraying wet paint
• Previous experience with Bondo and Sanding
• Previous manufacturing, assembly, or construction experience.
• Blueprint or template reading a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus

Responsibilities

• Inspecting doors, frames, and accessory components for cosmetic defects
• Sanding or performing cosmetic repairs as needed
• Hanging doors, frames and accessory components in preparation for priming and painting
• Mixing and spraying primer and paint according to shop sheet specifications on prepared doors, frames and accessory components.
• Examining finished product to verify conformance to specification
• Cleaning and maintaining spray equipment and work area

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED