Industrial Painter

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Industrial Painter

Location: Winston Salem, NC

Duration and hire type: Contract to Hire

Overview: Sterling Engineering / Staffing is currently looking for an Industrial Painter for one of our clients in the Winston Salem, NC area. Sterling has a rich history of delivering top talent to our clients. We are a nationwide Staffing Firm with over 100 clients and works primarily with Fortune 1000 corporations.

Shift: 2nd Shift: 3:00 PM – 11:30PM (Monday – Friday, some Saturdays for OT)

Hourly Rate: $23.00/hr

Benefits: As a Contract Employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes Paid Time off, Paid Holidays, 3 Medical Plans to choose from, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) Plan.

Job Description:

Using state-of-the-art processes, painters are involved in the sanding, grinding, prepping, masking, taping, applying decals, and spraying of mobile equipment. The paint process covers the interior, exterior, underframes, and truck parts. The paint department also oversees the packaging department, which prepares for shipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Move units in and out of booths
• Power wash units for paint, check for leaks
• Sand units, mud and glaze dents or grind marks, perform touch-ups and repair flaws
• Perform surface preparation and masking to apply stencils and decals
• Responsible for the care, cleaning, and maintenance of booths
• Assist in preparing locomotives for shipment
• Maintain equipment and paint kitchen
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Training:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum of one year pressure spray experience, preferably heavy equipment, industrial painting

Qualifications and Experience:

• Strongly prefer previous experience with industrial painting systems including bulk, pressured, syphon, HVLP, and conventional spray with array of industrial coatings (polyurethane, CARC)
• Basic PC knowledge for data entry
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, schematics, and other visual aids
• Must be familiar with manufacturing environment, with use of industrial equipment and mechanics, heavy structural assembly, and ability to use various hand and power tools and measuring devices
• Must have ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; converting decimals to inches, ability to measure and read measures
• Must be able to set up, maintain, disassemble, and assemble equipment (spray guns, paint mixer, pumps); ability to learn pro-mix paint system

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.