Painter/Sandblaster
Found in: Lensa US P 2 C2 - 2 weeks ago
**Painter/Sandblaster**
Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.Production - Shop Waite Park, Minnesota Minimum Experience **Entry-level** Compensation **$18-$20** The final step in the process of manufacturing asphalt plant equipment is sandblasting and painting. Sandblasting uses blasting equipment that abrades the surfaces of metal or hard-composition objects to remove adhering scale, sand, paint, grease, tar, rust, and dirt, so surface can be painted and refinished. Painters use specific equipment that primes and coats the surfaces of both large pieces of equipment and smaller individual parts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Prepares surfaces by masking, grit blasting, or chemical rinsing.
* Abrades surfaces of metal or hard-composition object to remove adhering scale, sand, paint, grease, tar, rust, and dirt so surface can be painted and refinished using abrasive-blasting equipment.
* Prime parts
* Paint and apply finishing coats to/in accordance to blueprints and/or customer specifications.
* Hanging parts from the racking, blasting, washing, and drying parts.
* Examines finished products to ensure conformance to specifications
* Observes safety rules and procedures: including the use of a proper respirator/painting/sandblasting equipment
* Drive lift trucks
* Ability to understand verbal and written instructions.
* Performs all other duties as assigned
JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING
* Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
* Identify problems and review information.
* Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
* Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
* Examine solutions to problems and evaluate their effectiveness.
* Understand new information or materials by studying and working with them.
* Determine how a system should work and how changes in operations will affect outcomes.
* Demonstrates good judgment in respecting the confidentiality of coworkers.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
* Works well with coworkers and positions of authority.
* Demonstrates ability to tactfully handle difficult situations.
* Promotes a high degree of morale and spirit of motivation within the company. This includes the degree of cooperation, communication and coordination between employer and employees.
PLANNING AND TIME UTILIZATION
* Recognize and deal with priority situations.
* Go back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information without becoming confused.
* Efficiently plan hours in day to complete scheduled tasks on time.
INITIATIVE
* Performs all duties in an independent manner with minimal direction and supervision.
* Recognizes and performs duties which need to be performed although not directly assigned.
ATTENDANCE AND RELIABILITY
* Does not abuse or take advantage of Personal Days Off.
* Always provide proper notification and advance notices of absences.
* Reports to work on time each day and does not abuse lunch periods or breaks.
PHYSICAL WORK CONDITIONS
* Regularly work outdoors
* Wear daily: Steel-toed safety boots, safety glasses, respirators, and hoods with protective lenses. May wear other devices to protect them from burns, eye injuries, and falling objects.
* Are sometimes exposed to hazardous equipment. There is some possibility of moderate injury.
* Are sometimes exposed to hazardous situations that result in burns. There is some possibility of slight injury.
* Are sometimes exposed to contaminants that give off toxic fumes.
* Are sometimes exposed to hazardous conditions, such as climbing or lifting. The likelihood of even slight injury is low.
* Are sometimes exposed to sound and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable.
* Are sometimes exposed to very hot or very cold temperatures from working outdoors.
Location Waite Park, Minnesota Minimum Experience Entry-level Compensation $18-$20
