Industrial Painter 3rd Shift

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform work requiring a thorough knowledge of practices and techniques, and operation of various types of equipment, tools, fixtures, and instruments.
• Plans and carries out all the tasks related to assembling, testing, paint preparation, painting, and packaging of any assigned product.
• Verifies all material used is correct (quality, type, quantity, etc.) and properly identified, prior to the start of work.
• Assembles, tests, paints, and packages units and parts to conform to drawings, special instructions, procedures, etc. Verifies satisfactory test results and documents as required.
• Cleans/prepares unit/parts as required prior to painting.
• Receives instructions, interprets requirements, and performs required operations. Instructions may be provided through checklists, drawings, routings, procedures, etc.
• Recommends tooling and equipment necessary to support production. Maintains the inventory levels of stock paint.
• Cuts spacers and tierods as required to support assembly operations.
• Obtains material, fixtures, and tools necessary to perform assigned duties. Rig and operate crane, forklift truck, handcart, etc. to handle, move, and position parts and/or units within or between departments.
• Identifies parts with contract, model number, heat number, part number, or other markings as directed.
• Obtains material, fixtures, and tools required to perform assigned duties.
• Cleans and verifies component cleanliness is per specification, customer requirement, and/or procedure.
• Strictly adheres to start-up, cleaning, and shut-down procedures/directions for all paint equipment.
• Installs paint filters correctly and ensures they are in place during painting operations. Monitors filter performance (using manometer) and replaces filters as directed or as manometer level indicates.
• Disposes of paint filters, paints, and related paint materials in accordance with all regulatory agency requirements.
• Maintains daily usage sheets (req’d by NYSDEC State Facility Air Permit).
• Respirators will be issued to painters at the discretion of management based on industrial hygiene reports, when the airborne contaminant concentrations are unknown and if the company identifies a potential respiratory hazard.
• Sign off on paperwork (router, checklist, or other documents) and/or perform system entries per procedure or as directed to indicate the operator has inspected his/her work and it conforms to the applicable fabrication requirements (drawings, specs, codes, etc.) and to maintain status of fabrication.
• Verify all gauges and measuring tools are within proper calibration dates.
• Lubricate and clean tools/equipment as necessary.
• Each person is responsible for the quality of work and inspection, checking to ensure that all product or pieces meet specifications and quantities without deviation and report any such deviations.
• Perform daily safety checks on power vehicles and record findings on checkoff sheets.
• Required personal protective equipment (PPE) will be worn, kept clean, and properly maintained. Participate in personal air and noise sampling when directed.
• Observe all safety and shop rules. Report all safety concerns to the department supervisor.
• Assists and/or trains new employees in job classification.
• Maintain good housekeeping and safe environment throughout the work area(s), sweeps area(s), clears debris, arranges product, etc. on a daily basis to assure this. Notifies supervisor of any unsafe conditions. Maintains paint locker cleanliness and order. Thinners, solvents, and other flammable liquids must be stored in safety cans and remain closed unless material is being transferred. Grounding and bonding procedures must be strictly adhered to.

Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent
• Experience: One year experience in painting and one year in assembly.
• Competent in reading, interpreting drawings, and capable of performing simple math calculations (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication).
• Completion of RCRA training and First Responder Operations level training for handlers of Hazardous Material/Waste preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Lifting (30-35 lbs.), manufacturing floor environment
• Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend, and move about the facility.
• Regularly required to listen, talk to, and see employees on a daily basis.

Work Environment:

• Typical Manufacturing environment

Wage Rate:

• The starting wage for Painter (P) is $27.57 per hour with a shift differential of $0.85 per hour for 2nd and 3rd Shifts. After 1 year of service, wage rate increases to $32.43 per hour.

At Xylem, we offer a comprehensive compensation package with a generous benefits package, including Medical, Dental, 401(K) with company contribution, and vacation.

At Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind, and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.

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