Painter

Arconic is currently in search of a Painter to join our Kawneer Team in Visalia.  The painters are responsible to pre-treats and racks extrusions, tends machine equipped with compressed air spray nozzles that coat extrusions with paint. This position is on 1st shift. The starting hourly wage is $21.39

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities, and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities 

• Adhere to all Kawneer rules and regulations.
• Able to read work order and follow oral and written instructions.
• Able to identify material by part number and product finish.
• Inspects extrusions for scratches, dents, cleanliness and quality before being painted
• Loads extrusion onto carts and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Moves controls to maintain temperature, flow and composition of pre-treatment chemicals in dip tanks.
• Dips extrusions in pre-treatment dip tanks using an overhead crane.
• Codes extrusions with identifying color tags or marks according to desired product finish and color 
• Works with a partner to lift extrusions onto motorized hanging rack, applies load bar and clips.
• Stage extrusions on rack.
• Turns valves and observes gauges to set pressure and to control flow of paint to each spray station per work instructions.
• Inspects painted extrusions for runs, sags, and unpainted areas.
• Readjusts pressure valves to control direction and pattern of spray and to correct flaws in coating.
• Hand spray electrostatic paint on to extrusions to cover unpainted areas, must meet quality specifications.
• Mixes paint according to specifications with viscometer to regulate consistency according to changes in atmospheric conditions.
• Maintains record of paint issued and inventory of supplies on hand.
• Knowledge and ability to follow the MDR scrap process.
• Utilizes JDE program to issue sales orders, back flush order, verify material, etc.
• Follow all chemical MSDS procedures
• Perform various quality tests throughout the paint process.
• Cleans paint from ceiling and walls of booth, conveyor hooks or grid, and from disks, cones, spray heads, and hoses.
• Performs scheduled department preventative maintenance services on all equipment.
• other duties as assign

Qualifications 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• One to six months related paint work experience is preferred.
• Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets documents such as, operating and maintenance instructions, safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondents.
• Ability to effectively communicate with other employees and supervisors. 
• Ability to count, to add, to subtract and to multiply simple numbers.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 
• Ability to deal with and respond to minor problems in standard work situations.
• Ability to obtain a mobile equipment license, fork lift and electric pallet jack certification, overhead crane operator license, is preferred.

Physical Demands 

• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Able to repetitively lift up to 40 pounds or 1/3 of your body weight.
• Able to work 12 hour days.
• Able to wear required PPE
• Able to bend and twist repetitively