Craftsperson- 2nd Shift

Description

Description

Prep aluminium surfaces by cleaning, sanding, and masking them, then applying a dry powder coating using a spray gun, followed by curing the coating in an oven to create a durable finish, while performing quality checks throughout the process to ensure the final product meets specifications; key responsibilities may include furniture preparation, powder application, oven operation, and quality inspection.

Key responsibilities of a powder coater may include
:

• Surface preparation:
  Cleaning, sanding, and masking metal parts to ensure proper powder adhesion.
• Powder application:
  Operating a powder coating spray gun to evenly apply powder coating to prepared surfaces.
• Color selection:
  Selecting the correct powder color according to customer specifications.
• Loading and unloading parts:
  Loading parts onto racks or fixtures for powder coating and unloading them after curing.
• Quality inspection:
  Performing visual checks to identify any defects in the powder coating,
• Maintenance:
  Cleaning and maintaining powder coating equipment, including spray guns,booths,filters and ovens.
• Following safety protocols:
  Wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) including safety shoes and glasses, and breathing protection depending on tasks being performed

Skills and qualifications for a powder coating job:

• Mechanical aptitude and ability to operate machinery
• Attention to detail and color perception
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Ability to lift and handle heavy parts
• Basic understanding of surface preparation techniques
• Knowledge of different powder coating types and their applications
• Wears required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety shoes and glasses, and optional PPE such as hearing, and breathing protection depending on tasks being performed.
• Demonstrates problem solving and decision making abilities related to individual tasks and department performance objectives.
• Maintains excellent attendance to ensure responsibilities are achieved. Five day work week with occasional overtime required.
• Works in a production facility without air conditioning, with production noises, and dust.
• Position requires excellent eye-hand coordination, bending, standing, sitting for extended periods of time, walking, and ability to lift up to 70 pounds unassisted on a regular and frequent daily basis.

Requirements

Skills

• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading & Graphic Literacy - Read and comprehend basic work instructions, charts, graphs, dials, and indicators
• Shop Math - Add, subtract, multiply, and divide both whole numbers and fractions. Calculate averages and ratios.
• Mental Acuity - Concentrate, recognize, remember, reason, and make decisions.

Abilities

• Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and…