Painter
: Job Details :

Overview:

Who We Are

We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 65 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, our more than 14,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We are striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You will Get:

• A company culture where everyone matters
• Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
• Career development and mentoring
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Annual flu immunization
• Holiday, personal and vacation days
• Local and national discounts
• Wellness offerings

Summary/Objective:

Responsible for the operations in the paint department but may be requested to do jobs as required by Plant Leadership. Directly oversees all personnel in assigned area. Observes, promotes and ensures compliance of all rules and policies maintained by the company (safety, continuous improvement, leadership, core values).

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3 - 5 years of experience leading and mentoring 3 - 6 plant associates on a daily basis.
• 3 - 5 years of experience leading associates in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• 3 - 5 years of experience with spray paint application in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Robot in Industrial Applications
• Knowledge of Paint Pro Software for FANUC Robots

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• 2 K paints, Solvent Based Paint, Water Based Paints, Powder Paint (desired but not required)

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain and monitor all production materials and equipment.
• Verify the viscosity of the paint daily during operations.
• Perform inspections process to assure paint film thickness and full paint coverage.
• Make sure there is a proper amount of paint components available for daily use
• Notifies Plant Leadership when materials are low or equipment is not operating correctly.
• Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
• Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
• Selects, prepares, and mixes solutions or coatings according to formulas and specifications
• Prepares and masks parts with fixtures, rubber, and tape prior to coating.
• Sets bake/cure oven controls for correct temperature and records time on process
• Inspects surfaces visually for defects and compliance prior to and after applying coating.
• Cleans and maintains spray/coating equipment, fixtures, paint booth cleanliness and cure oven cleanliness.
• Participates in continuous improvement of cell processes.
• Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
• Work with Plant Leadership and employees working on 5-S programs, quality, safety, efficiency and on-time customer deliveries
• Maintain and monitor all safety procedures and PPE equipment in the paint department and surrounding areas
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Ensures safe grounding of equipment and safe use of operating equipment

Competencies:

• Must be able to work as a part of a team to achieve the companys overall goals.
• Must demonstrate clear verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Must be able to read and process written communication including, but not limited to, work orders, frame prints, measurements, and schedules.
• Must be able to meet production goals and time deadlines for company projects.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision.
• Must possess successful problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to exhibit tact and diplomacy and maintain professional relationships with supervisors, fellow employees, customers, etc.
• Must be able to work under physically and mentally stressful situations.
• Must be able to prioritize and easily adapt to changes through the day.
• Must be able to focus on retention of employees.
• Must be able to ensure that good housekeeping habits are maintained throughout the shop.
• Must comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires 98% standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling. The employee may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires Personal Protective Equipment. Protective Equipment supplied by the company includes Coating suit, Coating Boots, Spray Socks, Respirator, Work Gloves, Safety Glasses and Ear Plugs. Employees may be required to provide additional Protective Equipment (Safety Shoes, etc.).

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time hourly position.

Travel:

No travel is expected for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement:

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lipperts strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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