MC FL - Powder Coat Technician

Performs powder coating preparation, application, curing, and inspection activities for marine components and assemblies to meet engineering specifications, quality standards, and production requirements.

• Prepare components and assemblies for powder coating, including cleaning, pretreatment, masking, plugging, and surface preparation.
• Operate and adjust powder coating equipment, including spray guns, booth systems, wash/pre-treatment systems, and curing ovens.
• Apply powder coatings to components and assemblies in accordance with work instructions, process parameters, and coating manufacturer requirements.
• Verify coating materials, colors, and finishes against job orders, drawings, and specifications.
• Hang, rack, and position parts to support proper coverage, drainage, safe handling, and efficient production flow.
• Monitor and maintain appropriate application and curing parameters, including film build and oven time/temperature.
• Inspect completed parts for coating coverage, finish, color, film thickness, cure, and visible defects. Identify and report nonconforming product.
• Perform approved coating touch-ups and rework while maintaining required quality standards and traceability.
• Complete production paperwork and quality records, including material usage, process checks, inspection results, and nonconformance documentation as applicable.
• Perform routine cleaning, changeovers, and preventive maintenance of coating equipment, booth areas, wash systems, and ovens.
• Monitor pretreatment process conditions and follow established chemical concentration, temperature, and process control requirements.
• Assist with troubleshooting coating defects such as poor adhesion, inconsistent coverage, contamination, orange peel, and finish irregularities.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and perform standard 5S activities.
• Follow all PPE, chemical handling, ventilation, fire prevention, and hazardous waste procedures, including applicable SDS requirements.
• Perform other related duties as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ coating complex fabricated assemblies, structural components, tubing, and intricate geometries.
• Experience with multi-stage wash and pretreatment systems.
• Previous marine tower powder coating is desirable.
• Knowledge of cleaning, rinsing, conversion coatings, and surface preparation.
• General computer knowledge required.

The employee must possess the ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external customers in both written and oral form.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the 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 manufacturing environment and elements such as odor, noise, dust, heat, cold, chemicals, or some element present which makes conditions less desirable than usually found in an office.

Travel and overtime are required when necessary.

Typical 10-hour workdays.

The employee in this position must be knowledgeable in regard to safety policies and procedures of the Company as described in the Company’s Safety manual. The employee must adhere to…