Industrial Painter & Fabricator Multi-craft Shop

Our capabilities cover a full suite of millwrighting services including installing setting aligning and leveling machinery and equipment as well as dismantling refurbishing reassembling and moving. Additionally our expertise covers close tolerance and precision alignment as well as fabrication concrete construction and industrial HVAC solutions.

Job Title: Industrial Painter & Fabricator Multicraft - Shop

Reports To: Foreman and/or Superintendent for Shop

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Summary: Industrial Steel Painter who can also service when the need arises as a Steel Fabricator to support the fast-paced Maryville TN fabrication facility. This role is responsible for preparing and applying protective coatings to structural steel and custom weldments. When not actively painting this role will assist the fabrication shop team with metal preparation fitting grinding and general fabrication duties to ensure production deadlines are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Primary Responsibilities: Coating & Painting

• Surface Preparation: Perform abrasive sandblasting grinding wire brushing and chemical wash procedures to remove rust mill scale and contaminants from steel surfaces.
• Coating Application: Safely mix measure and apply various high-performance industrial coatings (epoxies polyurethanes zinc-rich primers and enamels) using conventional airless and plural-component spray equipment as well as brush and roller.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure correct paint film thickness (WFT/DFT) using wet and dry mil gauges. Inspect finished steel for holidays runs or overspray and execute necessary touch-ups.
• Equipment Maintenance: Clean maintain and troubleshoot paint pots spray guns hoses and paint booths to ensure optimal performance.

Secondary Responsibilities: Steel Fabrication

• Metal Prep & Finishing: Grind deburr and polish raw steel edges weld seams and cutouts to prepare pieces for the paint booth.
• Fit-Up & Assembly: Assist shop fabricators and welders with positioning aligning clamping and tacking structural steel components prior to final weld-out.
• Material Handling: Safely operate overhead cranes forklifts and rigging to move heavy steel beams and fabricated assemblies around the shop.
• General Shop Support: Operate fabrication machinery (e.g. ironworkers saws drill presses) and assist with general maintenance organizing the shop floor and managing inventory for paint and consumables.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Education and/or Experience:

• Experience: Minimum of 24 years of verifiable experience in industrial steel painting sandblasting and metal fabrication.
• Multi-Craft Competency: Demonstrated ability or willingness to cross-train and perform basic welding grinding and metal fitting.
• Blueprint Reading: Ability to read and interpret complex fabrication drawings blueprints and project specifications.
• Safety Compliance: Strong working knowledge of OSHA standards VOC requirements and proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including respirators.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to stand for extended amounts of time. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Please review our Affirmative Action Policy.

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