Industrial Painter

Industrial Metal Fabrication – Newton, KS Full-Time | Monday–Thursday | 6:00 AM–4:30 PM | Three-Day Weekends

Build Your Career With Industrial Metal Fabrication

Industrial Metal Fabrication is seeking a motivated Industrial Painter / Sandblaster to join our growing team in Newton, Kansas. You'll work on structural steel and custom fabricated products using professional blasting and coating equipment while being part of a company that values safety, quality craftsmanship, and teamwork.

If you take pride in producing high-quality work and want to grow your career with a company that invests in its employees, we'd like to meet you.

• $20.00–$36.00 per hour (based on experience)
• Four-day work week (Monday–Thursday)
• Three-day weekends every week
• Overtime opportunities available
• Company-paid employee health insurance
• Dental insurance available
• Company-paid life insurance
• SIMPLE IRA with up to a 3% company match
• Paid uniforms
• $100 annual clothing allowance
• Seven paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Company-paid training and professional certifications
• Opportunities for advancement

As an Industrial Painter / Sandblaster, you'll prepare, blast, paint, inspect, and finish structural steel and fabricated products to customer specifications.

• Prepare steel surfaces through solvent cleaning, hand tools, power tools, and abrasive blasting
• Apply industrial coatings using airless spray systems, conventional pressure pots, brushes, and rollers
• Apply zinc, epoxy, enamel, and specialty industrial coatings
• Read and interpret paint specifications, shop drawings, and manufacturer application instructions
• Perform wet film thickness testing and quality inspections
  
  Mix, reduce, and prepare coatings for application
• Operate and maintain blasting equipment, paint booths, ventilation systems, and compressed air equipment
• Inspect parts before and after painting to ensure quality standards are met
• Coordinate completed work with Quality Control and Production
• Move materials using forklifts, overhead cranes, or other material handling equipment
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
• Follow OSHA requirements and company safety procedures at all times

• Experience with industrial painting, blasting, or steel fabrication
• Experience using airless spray equipment or conventional pressure pot systems
• Ability to read work instructions and paint specifications
• Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment, including hot and cold conditions
• Willingness to work overtime when needed

• 1–2 years of industrial painting experience
• Experience with structural steel
• SSPC or NACE knowledge
• Forklift or overhead crane experience
• Technical certifications
• High school diploma or GED

This position requires standing, walking, climbing, bending, lifting, reaching, and frequent use of hands throughout the workday.

• Lift up to 50 pounds
• Wear required PPE, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, respirators (when required), and steel-toe boots
• Work safely around industrial equipment and moving machinery

• Employee medical coverage paid 100% by the company
• Dependent coverage available

• Employee and family coverage available

• $25,000 company-paid policy
• Optional additional coverage

• SIMPLE IRA with up to 3% company match

• Seven paid holidays
• 80 hours of vacation after one year

• Paid uniforms
• $100 annual clothing allowance
• Company-paid training and certifications
• Career advancement opportunities

If you're looking for a long-term career with competitive wages, excellent benefits, a four-day work week, and the opportunity to work with a respected steel fabrication company.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace for all employees.