Spray Painter
BUFFALO PUMPS INC.
- North Tonawanda, NY
- $21.71 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Receives verbal instructions, route cards and shop orders from Foreman or Shipping Clerk.
- Reads route card to determine type and color of paint or protective coating.
- Sets up equipment, connects air hose, pressure gauges and spray guns, disassembles and assembles coupling guards and screens where applicable.
- Uses spray equipment, hand brush or roller to apply the specified type, color and number of coats of paint or protective coating. Applies oil or grease to machined surfaces not to be painted.
- Uses floor controlled electric crane, hand hoist or walking electric lift truck to position material or move for painting.
- Moves and sets up equipment in various locations within the plant. Adjusts air to low pressure when spraying material in locations other than painting booth.
- Cleans and adjusts spraying equipment, making minor repairs such as replacing parts, connecting air hose.
- Adds thinner, hardeners, catalysts to condition paint.
- Notifies Foreman and Shipping Clerk of any unusual conditions.
- Keeps immediate work area clean and orderly.
- Perform work of a semi-repetitive nature, spray or hand brush all types of surfaces where judgment is required to obtain results.
- Uses tradesman's tools to paint various products, works from ladder or scaffold.
- Work as a painter on production material or finished product, requiring some coordination with others to maintain production and shipments.
- Considerable care and attention required to prevent injury to others when operating a crane to move and position material, or working from scaffold.
- Moderate mental or visual application required when painting or operating a lifting device, requiring frequent decisions to detect and adjust for proper operation.
- Moderate physical exertion. Climb and work from ladders or scaffold. Handle medium weight material.
- Considerable fume conditions, necessitating the wearing of protective devices.
- Handle inflammable liquids. Exposed to falls from scaffolds or ladders.
- Shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift positions
- Medical/Dental/401k
- Paid Time Off
- Annual safety glasses and boot allowance
- Robust employee assistance program