Painter I

The Manitowoc Company • Belle Chasse, LA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Painter I supports production painting operations on the shop floor across multiple buildings. The role applies and troubleshoots paint processes, maintains and repairs paint-line equipment, supports special paint requirements, and monitors paint-area quality, including cure-oven settings. The position also trains production employees, maintains repair and preventive-maintenance records, helps manage paint inventory and spare parts, and coordinates with suppliers and internal maintenance staff.

The work takes place in a typical paint environment involving solvents, adhesives, hydraulic oil, petroleum products, and related materials. The employee must follow company safety and health procedures, use required personal protective equipment, and handle paint-related waste from paint-gun flushing after required training. The duties listed describe the principal functions of the role; supervision may assign or reassign other duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, drawings, graphs, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and calculate rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to create and interpret data-collection tools.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions presented in mathematical or diagram form.
• Ten years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including two years in paint application.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including frequent lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds and regularly using tools or controls.
• Ability to follow applicable safety procedures and wear required personal protective equipment.
• For employees required to wear half- or full-face respirators: annual pulmonary function test, annual fit test, annual medical surveillance questionnaire, and no facial hair that may interfere with respirator seal.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Forklift and/or aerial work platform certification.

Responsibilities

• Train and assist production employees and others in paint application practices.
• Maintain and repair paint-line equipment, including pumps, guns, mixers, heaters, Precision Mix and Pro-Mix systems, hoses, and lines; replace defective parts, reassemble, adjust, and test equipment.
• Use the mix center to support special paint requirements.
• Troubleshoot daily paint problems.
• Maintain a daily logbook documenting repairs, activities, and preventive maintenance.
• Monitor and adjust cure-oven settings as part of paint-area quality control.
• Train production paint employees, including new hires and employees needing additional instruction in quality painting procedures.
• Communicate quality issues to supervision and management, and provide input on employee performance as needed.
• Manage and maintain the spare-parts inventory system and assist with paint inventory reporting and usage tracking.
• Serve as a point of contact for outside suppliers regarding paint-related products, equipment, and services, including lead times and stocking levels; interface with internal maintenance staff.
• Detect and report defective materials, improper operation, and unusual conditions to appropriate supervision.
• Maintain departmental housekeeping and 5S standards, perform work safely, wear required PPE, follow safety and health procedures, participate in safety training, and bring safety concerns or suggestions to management’s attention or correct issues when possible.
• Collect paint-related waste associated with paint-gun flush activities and follow required hazardous-waste handling, labeling, storage, spill prevention, reporting, and emergency procedures after training.
• Complete applicable annual pulmonary function testing, respirator fit testing, and medical surveillance questionnaires when required to wear a half- or full-face respirator; avoid facial hair that may interfere with respirator seal.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package, including benefits and 401(k), beginning on the first day of employment.
• Continuing education and training opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement for those who qualify.
• Vacation pay.
• Holiday pay.
• Paid parental leave.
• Team-building and engagement events.
• Community involvement opportunities.
• Scholarship program.

What This Job Offers

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