PCD (Paint) Applicator, 3rd Shift - Exmark

The Toro Company•Beatrice, NE

About The Position

The PCD (Paint) Applicator performs painting duties on outdoor power equipment at Exmark, a division of The Toro Company. The role operates paint booth equipment and conveyor systems, adjusts paint pressure and spray patterns, checks finished parts for quality, and carries out cleaning, maintenance, and minor repairs. The employee is expected to maintain a clean, safe work area, support continuous improvement using Lean methodologies, and assist with loading or unloading parts as needed. The position is listed for the 3rd shift. The employee must wear a respirator and participate in a pulmonary function test, health assessment, and hearing conservation program. Physical tasks include regularly standing, reaching, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; occasional tasks include sitting and operating a paint gun.

Requirements

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Must wear a respirator and submit to a pulmonary function test and health assessment.
Must participate in the hearing conservation program.
Regularly stand and reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally sit and use a hand and arm to hold and operate a paint gun.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Close vision.

Responsibilities

Operate switches and dials to start current flow and activate conveyor and paint-spraying equipment.
Adjust valves and monitor gauges to set pressure and control paint flow to each spray station.
Adjust pressure valves to control spray direction and pattern and correct coating flaws.
Clean paint from booth ceilings and walls, conveyor hooks or grids, disks, cones, spray heads, and hoses; perform other housekeeping as required.
Perform visual quality checks on parts moving through paint booths.
Maintain respirators according to Exmark’s respiratory program.
Perform periodic maintenance and minor repairs as needed.
Maintain a clean and safe working environment in accordance with 5S standards.
Continually seek to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
Occasionally assist with loading or unloading parts.
Identify and apply Lean methodologies to ensure processes are scientifically controlled and continuously improved.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.