Paint Technician

**Paint Technician - (Wet Spray Paint)**

A fantastic opportunity to join one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms, with over 550 employees in the UK and USA, alongside a vast dealer network across over 60 countries worldwide.

This is a hands on role shot blasting, fully preparing, wet spraying and powder coating a range of chassis and ancillary components / materials.

**Responsibilities**:

- Interpreting technical & safety data sheets to ensure;
- Correct coverage and gloss level achieved
- Correct mix of ratios of paints, thinners & hardeners are achieved
- Understanding spray / powder gun functions & able to strip down clean and re-assemble;
- Setting up spray / powder guns and equipment to compensate for;
- Different type of surface (bare metal/ undercoat/rework);
- Different paint types & viscosities
- Powdering direct to bare metal from a provided set process, and to undercoat components to

achieve 'Right First Time' results;
- Spraying 2K topcoats over wet primers achieving 'Right First Time' results;
- Completing various planned Maintenance tasks on all Paint Spraying, Powder Coating &
Preparation equipment;
- Achieving high quality standards on both small jigged components to complex larger chassis';
- Maintain a clean environment within the department;
- Use correct/defined consumables for preparation & sanding of metal & polymer components

parts;
- Identifying material surface defects on parts prior paint / powder and repairing using adequate

products;
- Masking, final paint / powder preparation, handling parts on and off paint / powder runways.

Moving of chassis parts in and out of paint / powder booths / ovens.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- And/or; Experience of wet painting primer and gloss and/or wet interzinc primer using airless, air assisted and hvlp systems, primer and gloss paint (2pack systems), preferably within a manufacturing or car industry;
- An appreciation of the Health & Safety hazards within a paint shop, specifically Isocyanates & flammable liquids. Experienced in using & maintaining air fed respiratory equipment;
- Experience of operating within a lean manufacturing/continuous improvement team environment;
- Shot blasting experience beneficial;
- Welding knowledge would be an added advantage, but not essential;
- Ability to read, write and communicate at all levels in English.

**About You**:

- Committed team player with emphasis on flexibility, productivity and be focused on continuous improvement;
- Must be prepared to work regular overtime;
- High attention to detail;
- Understanding the effects poor maintenance of spray and powder equipment can have on quality.