At R-V Industries, our work is much more than designing and building world-class industrial process equipment. Not only are we impacting everyday life in the world we serve, but we are providing a quality of life to our employees and their families.
•Every day, we come together to build stronger relationships with our vendors, our customers, and each other, so we can solve challenging problems, and continue to improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of all that we do.
•Caring matters at R-V. We care for each other, our safety, our quality, our learning, and our growth.
•We seek out diversity of thought, experience, and strengths in individuals, so we can continue to innovate as a team.
•We believe when we bring our true full selves to serve others, it elevates the quality of life for all.
•As with all Job Descriptions at R-V, this job is considered safety-sensitive.
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Industrial Blaster - Painter operates spray-painting and blasting equipment to safely apply protective coatings to manufactured components. This requires demonstrated skills in paint, blasting and related chemistry, heavy rigging, material handling, surface preparation and specification compliance. Additionally, the Industrial Blaster-Painter will lead and engage RVII to achieve all assigned manufacturing goals: Safety (no one gets hurt), Quality (free of defect), On-Time Delivery (meet customer delivery dates), Budget (at or below estimated hours) and People (develop & retain “hungry, humble and smart” leaders).
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES•Prepare surfaces to be coated by using various methods (abrasive blasting, high pressure water washing or power wire brushing) to remove grease, dirt, rust and other surface contaminants.
•Stage and monitor fume extractors, drying fans, heaters and evaluate environmental and product surface temperatures.
•Safely mix and apply all required chemicals, coatings and epoxy to meet customer specifications.
•Spray coatings (such as primer, paint, lacquer, enamel, and metallic solutions) onto manufactured products to achieve specified surface finishes.
•Safely move items to staging or drying areas, unload, position or stack them for further application or packaging.
•Read, interpret and apply OEM instructions, drawings and work order instructions for proper application and mixtures.
•Touch up defective areas of surface and painted components.
•Maintain a clean and organized work area and related equipment.
•2+ years of work experience in rigging or industrial material handling.
•Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of paint equipment and related systems.
•Basic math and computer skills.
•Ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment.
EDUCATIONAL/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
•Certificate in industrial blasting and painting or 3 + years of practical experience in industrial blasting and painting applications and systems.
•Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
•Must be able to lift at least 50lbs and stand or sit for extended periods in an office and/or industrial environment.