Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators

Example job titles

• assembly line painter
• automatic paint-sprayer operator
• automobile painter - motor vehicle manufacturing
• aviation painter
• ceramic and enamel refinisher
• coating machine operator - industrial painting and coating
• electrogalvanizing machine operator
• enameller - ship and boat building
• hot-dip galvanizer - metal plating
• industrial products painter
• metal coater operator
• metal electroplater
• production painter-finisher
• spray paint operator

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Industrial painters and coaters
• Select appropriate paint or mix paints using automated paint mixing equipment according to a predetermined formula
• Operate or tend equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove corrosion, fill dents or otherwise prepare items for application of paint, lacquer or other protective or decorative coatings
• Operate or tend automated spray paint, dip or flow coating equipment or other mechanized painting or product coating application equipment
• Operate hand-held spray guns to spray paint or coat stationary items or items on moving conveyor system with protective or decorative coatings
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
• May prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals or other decorative items on finished products.
• Industrial metal finishing process operators

Employment requirements

• Secondary school education is usually required.
• Some experience in operating production machinery or equipment may be required.
• Several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Some industrial painters, such as aviation painters, may require specialized training and certification or college courses.

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