Mayville Engineering Company - Beaver Dam, WI
posted 19 days ago
Full-time
Beaver Dam, WI
1,001-5,000 employees
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
About the position
The Painter (Wet Coat) position at MEC involves applying liquid paint to products requiring high-grade and decorative finishes. The role is critical in ensuring that the required film thickness and cosmetic standards are met in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Understand gun, pump, and other equipment operations and make adjustments to produce quality parts economically.
- Follow proper paint procedures including distance from gun to part, flow rates, air pressure, and overlap.
- Clean and prepare surfaces of articles to be painted.
- Apply masking tape over parts and areas that are not to be coated.
- Select and mix coating liquid to produce desired viscosity.
- Perform preventative maintenance as scheduled.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues.
- Rack work pieces on conveyor.
- Inspect parts for quality assurance.
- Pour coating liquid into spray container and connect gun to air hose.
- Set up paint gun and adjust settings as needed.
- Identify proper paint via structure information.
- Direct spray onto work surface to apply prime or topcoat.
- Load and move material to work area.
- Properly use HVLP and Static paint guns.
- Identify and troubleshoot paint defects.
- Correctly rework parts with paint defects.
- Maintain a clean and properly functioning gun.
- Safely handle, transfer & label Hazardous Waste as detailed in the annual RCRA training class.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Preferred painting experience.
- Ability to wear a respirator.
- Ability to stand for 8+ hours each day.
- Willingness to work overtime as needed.
- Ability to understand work orders and follow instructions.
- Ability to understand and follow MEC safety policies and procedures.
- Ability to bend, stand, and lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
