Industrial Painter
Posted on: 10 Apr 2021
Burlington, IA
Job Description
Job Description
The Painter is responsible for: Cleaning, preparing and painting plant equipment, floors and building structures by applying paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to equipment, buildings, and/or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, or rollers. A list of other responsibilities is below:
* Applying primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats. Calculating amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and/or work orders.
* Covering surfaces with drop cloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.
* Filling cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.
* May, mix and match colors of paint, stain, or varnish with oil and thinning and drying additives in order to obtain desired colors and consistencies.
* Reading work orders or receive instructions from supervisors in order to determine work requirements.
* Removing fixtures prior to painting or cleaning. Remove old finishes by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, or using water and/or abrasive blasting.
* Smoothing surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, and/or sanding machines.
* Washing and treat surfaces with oil, turpentine, mildew remover, or other preparations, and sand rough spots to ensure that finishes will adhere properly.
* Cutting stencils, and brushing and spraying lettering and decorations on surfaces.
* Erecting scaffolding or set up ladders, to work above ground level in tights spaces, high in ceiling or outside in high places.
* Must operate forklifts, scissor lifts and genie boom to perform work.
* Must be able to move to different shifts to perform job without interfering with operations.
* Other duties as assigned may also happen within the scope of this position.
The preferred candidate will have experience in automotive or industrial equipment painting, experience using a paint gun, ability to differentiate between colors, ability to work on multiple priorities with frequent interruptions, experience in using hand and power tools and equipment and experience in safely operating powered industrial equipment including working from ladders, scaffolding and powered lift equipment.
The full rate for this position is currently $21.99/hour.
This is a 1st shift position with normal working hours: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Required Skills
Tenneco Inc.
Lake Forest, IL
Tenneco Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells clean air, powertrain, and ride performance products and systems for light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, and aftermarket customers worldwide. The company offers clean air products and systems, including catalytic converters and diesel oxidation catalysts, diesel particulate filters, burner systems, lean nitrogen oxide (NOx) traps, hydrocarbon vaporizers and injectors, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, SCR-coated diesel particulate filters systems, urea dosing systems, four-way catalysts, alternative NOx reduction technologies, mufflers and resonators, fabricated exhaust manifolds, pipes, hydroformed assemblies, elastomeric hangers and isolators, and aftertreatment control units.
It also provides powertrain products and systems, such as pistons, piston rings, cylinder liners, valve seats and guides, bearings, spark plugs, valve train products, system protection products, and seals and gaskets; and aftermarket products, which include ride control parts and emission controls, as well as noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance materials.
In addition, the company offers ride performance products and systems comprising shock absorbers and struts, and NVH performance materials, as well as a product portfolio of electronically controlled ride performance technology; and motor parts, including chassis parts, braking products, and gaskets and seals, as well as filtration parts, lighting products, and ignition products. The company was formerly known as Tenneco Automotive Inc. and changed its name to Tenneco Inc. in 2005. Tenneco Inc. was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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IndustryManufacturing
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No. of Employees81,000
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