Powder Paint/Refractory Technician
Department: Production
Location: Red Lake Falls (onsite)
Number of Positions: 1
Position Type: Full-Time
Position Overview:
A production Powder Paint/Refractory Technician plays a key role in a dynamic manufacturing environment, ensuring the production of high-quality outdoor wood furnaces, mowers, and outdoor power equipment. This position involves preparing parts, setting up and maintaining paint booths, expertly applying powder paint to achieve superior finishes, and producing durable refractory components that meet strict quality standards.
Responsibilities:
Must be able to:
- Read work orders, blueprints and follow detailed instructions for painting and refractory
- Collect all material, equipment and tools needed for the work order
- Load unpainted parts onto conveyor line and remove painted parts from conveyor line
- Change hanging hooks to ensure parts are properly grounded
- Adjust and tune application equipment to meet acceptable standards
- Set up and operate painting equipment
- Inspect parts to ensure quality
- Properly store painted parts using established methods to minimize defects
- Maintain painting equipment, hoses, pumps, spray guns and tips
- Clean and blow out paint booth and powder center for paint color changes
- Mix and apply refractory compounds for part specific molds
- Perform tests to verify the integrity of installed refractory materials
- Report on issues, malfunctions, or defective parts
- Maintain a safe, clean work environment corresponding to departmental housekeeping standards
- Troubleshoot, problem solve and elevate any production issues to Leader
- Perform all tasks with a safety mindset following all safety protocols
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Willing and available to work overtime as needed
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
Minimum/Essential Qualifications:
- Relevant work experience
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Basic computer navigation and typing skills
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance, reporting to work on time and as scheduled
- Promote and follow all company safety guidelines and initiatives
- Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills
- Work efficiently with the ability to prioritize daily workload
- Willingness to learn and help others
- Detail oriented and capable of carrying out a given task with a commitment to quality
- Motivated and flexible to work in any other area of the plant as needed
- Composed during stressful situations
- Represent the company in a professional friendly manner
- Support and encourage other team members
Preferred skills and Experience:
- Previous experience working with powder paint in a manufacturing environment
Physical Requirements:
- Able to lift up to 55 lbs. using hoists appropriately
- Standing, sitting, squatting, walking, kneeling, stooping, crouching and reach out to arm’s length and reach overhead
- Work safely around moving equipment
- Repetitive use of upper extremities
The salary range for this role is $19.00 to $21.96 per hour. The salary range for the position will be determined by several factors, such as the candidate’s previous related work experience, education, knowledge, technical skills, performance and abilities. Additionally, the compensation of employees in similar roles at Central Boiler Companies and the budget allocated for the position will influence the offer.