Powder Coater I

STULZ•Denton, TX

About The Position

Applies protective and decorative powder finishes to STULZ metal components. Operates assigned pretreatment, drying, automatic/manual powder application, and curing processes in accordance with approved safety, quality, and production requirements. Reports to the foreman and coordinates workflow with assistants. The role involves preparing work from orders and specifications, completing assigned equipment and safety checks, preparing and loading parts, operating application equipment, monitoring curing, inspecting finished work, handling authorized changeovers, and maintaining process and production records. Independent operation requires demonstrated competence in safe startup and shutdown, recipe use, application, process monitoring, defect recognition, and use of quality instruments. The position requires following safety, environmental, PPE, chemical-handling, hazardous-energy, emergency, and waste-handling procedures. Work takes place in manufacturing areas with machinery, suspended parts, sharp edges, powder, chemicals, hot surfaces, wet floors, noise, and vehicle traffic. Physical activities include standing and walking regularly, frequent reaching, gripping, and repetitive hand and arm motion, occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, or crouching, and occasional lifting or moving of up to 30 pounds, subject to task validation.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience.
Perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation; follow written, verbal, and pictorial instructions; recognize hazards, communicate concerns, and maintain accurate records.
Demonstrate safe startup and shutdown, recipe use, application, process monitoring, defect recognition, and use of quality instruments before independent operation.
Understand job instructions, hazards, and emergency directions; communicate effectively and provide understandable training and appropriate language assistance when needed.
Use basic arithmetic, fractions, and decimals; read measurements, compare results with approved limits, and accurately record quantities and process information.
Complete orientation, hazard communication, PPE, dust/ignition, guarding, affected-employee lockout/tagout, emergency, and job training before exposure or independent work, and demonstrate safe performance.
When respiratory protection is required, complete medical evaluation before fit testing or required use; follow fit-testing, seal-check, facial-hair, retraining, and other respiratory-protection program requirements.
Obtain applicable training, evaluation, and authorization before independent forklift, powered pallet truck, hoist/rigging, chemical dosing, lockout/tagout, or maintenance work.
Complete applicable heat-illness and hearing-conservation training and refresher training when required.
Meet the stated physical requirements, with reasonable accommodation where effective; use mechanical or approved team assistance for heavier, bulky, hot, sharp, or unstable loads.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing or finishing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Review work orders, drawings, finish specifications, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and Technical Data Sheets (TDS); verify part identity, powder color/code/lot, masking, cleanliness, and required quality checks.
Complete assigned startup checks of guards, emergency stops, ventilation indicators, grounding, hoses, cables, and fire-system status; do not start with unresolved safety-critical defects.
Monitor and record approved bath and rinse conditions when qualified; verify parts are dry and clean, hooks are serviceable, loads are stable and properly spaced, and conductive grounding contact is present.
Add chemicals only under an approved procedure.
Operate automatic equipment and manual electrostatic guns within approved recipes and settings; maintain coverage and required gun/operator grounding.
Coordinate assistants and part flow without entering guarded motion zones.
Monitor approved oven and conveyor settings and verify cure using the specified method.
Check film thickness, appearance, adhesion, and other assigned criteria; segregate defects and obtain rework disposition.
Perform authorized powder replenishment, reclaim handling, color changes, cleaning, and shutdown while preventing contamination.
Record process readings, material lots, quality results, quantities, downtime, and handoff concerns.
Maintain effective guards, ventilation, grounding, and interlocks; prevent powder accumulation and dust clouds, use approved cleaning equipment, and keep ignition sources out of restricted areas.
Use assigned PPE, inspect it, and follow SDS, labels, hygiene rules, and approved chemical-handling procedures; do not independently select respirators or substitute chemicals.
Stay clear of conveyor and equipment danger zones; do not clear jams, remove guards, service filters, or enter equipment without required controls and authorization.
Keep powder, process liquids, filters, and cleanup residues in designated systems or labeled containers; do not discharge them to drains or change waste-handling practices without site authorization.
Stop unsafe work and report dust escape, sparks, gas odor, failed safeguards, unstable loads, spills, injuries, or exposure symptoms; follow safe shutdown and evacuation instructions.
Follow applicable qualification, authorization, refresher training, and reporting requirements.