Industrial Painter; 2nd Shift

Smith & Loveless is united under one cause: “Protecting Water. Protecting People.” We are seeking an Industrial Painter (2nd Shift) to partner with our experienced production team in this environmentally focused industry.

This is a second shift position; the ideal candidate will work 4:00 pm to 12:30 am with a dinner period. New hires will complete initial training on the day shift (7:30 am to 4:00 pm) for a short period of time.

• Observe all safety rules and regulations and keep the work area clean and orderly.
• Work from verbal instructions, factory orders, and established practices.
• Clean material with solvent cleaner, etching solution, or paint stripping caustic.
• Move material with hoists or wagons.
• Mask off areas not to be painted or to be painted a different color.
• Prepare paint and thin to correct consistency and temperature.
• Strain paint before using.
• Clean, repair, and adjust guns and pots.
• Move material and position it for painting.
• Touch up with brush or gun as required.
• Occasionally use stencils.
• Do some maintenance painting from a ground ladder or scaffold.
• Report abnormal conditions of equipment to the supervisor.
• Prepare miscellaneous parts and products for foaming by masking off and covering areas to be foamed.
• Other duties as assigned by the Second Shift Supervisor.
• Keep the work area neat and clean.

• High school diploma or equivalent, preferred.
• Previous commercial painting experience preferred.
• Ability to read work orders.
• Read and understand units of measurement.
• Good attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Must be able to perform simple, repetitive tasks.
• Experience operating forklift, electric hoist, spray gun, mixing equipment, and various small tools.

• Required to sit, stand, and walk.
• Use hands or fingers to feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Required to talk and hear consistently.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, and/or drag up to 100 pounds if necessary.
• Specific vision abilities include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
• Ability to ascend and descend two flights of stairs.
• Ability to wear appropriate PPE including eyeglasses, earplugs, and steel-toe shoes.

For over 75 years, Smith & Loveless has provided innovative environmental engineering ingenuity and quality craftsmanship to the water industry by pioneering superior pre‑engineered pumping, treatment, and headworks systems to a global customer base. A true pioneer in the water and wastewater pumping industry, Smith & Loveless manufactures cost‑effective, operator‑safe and efficient pump stations for municipalities, developments, governments, and military facilities across the globe.

Our energy‑efficient and durable systems deliver unrivaled life‑cycle cost savings. With tens of thousands of installations in more than 70 nations on all seven continents, our innovative wastewater/reuse engineered products allow us to maintain our market leadership in lift stations, grit removal systems and over a complete range of wastewater treatment systems.