Painter 3A

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Columbia Machine Inc - Vancouver, WA 98661Salary Range: $23.25 - $28.68 HourlyJob Category: ManufacturingAt Columbia we come to work every day driven by the belief that innovation can transform industries, empower communities, and create a more efficient, sustainable world. With operations spanning five continents and a commitment to excellence in service and support, our purpose extends beyond advanced engineering equipment. We are pioneering innovation and paving a better tomorrow with factory automation solutions worldwide.

Summary

As an industrial painter, your responsibilities and duties may include preparing the surface to bind to the paint you will apply, applying paint in the desired color and amount, often using specialized spaying equipment, ensuring the quality of the job is up to company standards, and cleaning up your work area and equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Prepare parts for painting, ensuring proper surface treatment
Conduct intermediate preventative maintenance on blast equipment
Manage blast booth loading while keep paperwork organized
Accurately reads, interprets, and matches tags on parts to the corresponding job
Intermediate understanding of routers, instructions from prints, time reporting, and logs
Perform daily inspections and preventative maintenance tasks
Mix paint, clean equipment, and utilize manometers effectively
Apply enamel paints correctly with little to no rework required after 6 months
Assist with down stacking or order auditing as needed
Correctly replace filters in all booths
Operate pressure pots and utilize D cups appropriately
Use Conventional HVLP equipment efficiently
Apply primer to parts with precision and adherence to standards
Stage parts correctly for paint booths to ensure an efficient workflow
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

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.

Knowledge, skills and/or abilities

Knowledge-

LEAN Principles

Skills-

Proficiency with power tools, air tools, and hand tools
Ability to read and work with a 1/16-inch tolerance
Familiarity with routers and ability to follow instructions from prints
Capability to accurately track time and report job progress
Intermediate knowledge of the vault to look up items, routers, and information
Ability to safely operate overhead and jib cranes
Intermediate non-critical decision-making skills
Intermediate knowledge of priming operations
Ability to understand and utilize paint tagging system for advanced part description
Ability to perform work duties with little to no rework required
Ability to pass a Respirator Fit Test per company policy

Abilities-

Ability to respectfully mentor fellow employees
Ability to foster and work within a team environment
Actively participates in safety programs and complies with all Columbia safety policies
Ability to follow written and verbal instruction
Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects at one time
Maintains a clean and safe work area
Displays attention to detail and consistently follows Standard Work Instructions (when available) when completing tasks
Communicates well with peers, supervision, customers, vendors and other departments
Actively participates in Columbia Idea System, 6S, and other CI efforts
Demonstrates the qualities of a "Team Player" by accepting new responsibilities and filling in for other employees when needed

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or GED required
3-5+ years of experience in a paint area or related field preferred

Columbia Machine offers a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, 401(k), incentive compensation, paid holidays, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement. Equal Opportunity Employer - Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. Columbia does participate in E-Verify. To apply for this exciting career opportunity today, please apply online at www.columbiamachine.com

QualificationsQualifications

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.

Knowledge, skills and/or abilities

Knowledge-

LEAN Principles

Skills-

Proficiency with power tools, air tools, and hand tools
Ability to read and work with a 1/16-inch tolerance
Familiarity with routers and ability to follow instructions from prints
Capability to accurately track time and report job progress
Intermediate knowledge of the vault to look up items, routers, and information
Ability to safely operate overhead and jib cranes
Intermediate non-critical decision-making skills
Intermediate knowledge of priming operations
Ability to understand and utilize paint tagging system for advanced part description
Ability to perform work duties with little to no rework required
Ability to pass a Respirator Fit Test per company policy

Abilities-

Ability to respectfully mentor fellow employees
Ability to foster and work within a team environment
Actively participates in safety programs and complies with all Columbia safety policies
Ability to follow written and verbal instruction
Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects at one time
Maintains a clean and safe work area
Displays attention to detail and consistently follows Standard Work Instructions (when available) when completing tasks
Communicates well with peers, supervision, customers, vendors and other departments
Actively participates in Columbia Idea System, 6S, and other CI efforts
Demonstrates the qualities of a "Team Player" by accepting new responsibilities and filling in for other employees when needed

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or GED required
3-5+ years of experience in a paint area or related field preferred