Painter/Powder Coater/Grinder/Polisher Department: Fabrication Reports To: Fabrication Supervisor A leader in thermal processing solutions is seeking a Painter/Powder Coater/Grinder/Polisher to join their fabrication team in New Columbia, PA. This is a 2nd shift opportunity Monday through Friday from 2:30PM to 11:00PM. A $1.00 per hour shift differential is also included. Key Responsibilities: - Identify materials requiring grinding and select appropriate grinding tools and grit disks. - Prepare parts using filler materials to ensure smooth finishes, grinding surfaces for quality finishing. - Clean parts thoroughly to ensure proper paint adhesion. - Review order documents, assembly details, and part specifications to determine correct paint colors and mix special coatings as required. - Operate wet spray equipment, including siphon feed pressure pots and diaphragm pumps. - Apply standard and custom product finishes, ensuring complete and uniform coverage. - Inspect finished work for defects, making necessary corrections before products move to the next department. - Maintain and repair spray equipment to ensure operational efficiency. - Perform both wet spray painting and powder coating applications. - Examine and feel surfaces of workpieces to detect imperfections. - Select and attach appropriate abrasive belts, wheels, or disks based on material specifications. - Operate grinders to remove scratches, laminated metal, excess weld material, and burrs. - Polish all weld seams to a seamless finish, ensuring smooth, rounded edges with no sharp corners. - Perform finishing on stainless steel oven/chamber parts, including interior trays and control units. - Transport various-sized stainless steel chambers from welding to grinding or finishing areas. - Replace worn abrasive disks, wheels, and belts as needed. Key Requirements: - 1-2 years of experience in grinding, polishing, painting, or powder coating, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Experience in automotive painting is a plus. - Ability to read and interpret work instructions, blueprints, and schematics. - Strong mathematical skills, including the ability to measure accurately with a tape measure and square to 1/32
