General Laborer (Painter)

Job Title: General Laborer (Paint Prep)

Overview

Prepare door slabs and related components for refinishing and ensure measurements and milling are correct, repairs any components to ensure quality. Applies paint, varnishes, and stains to interior and/or exterior surfaces. Prepares surfaces for painting by removing old paint using paint removers, scrapers, wire brushes, or blowtorches. Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers using a caulking gun or a putty knife. Primes surfaces as necessary.

Responsibilities:

Applies paint, varnishes, and stains to interior and/or exterior surfaces

Prepares surfaces for painting by removing old paint using paint removers, scrapers, wire brushes, or blowtorches.

Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers using a caulking gun or a putty knife

Primes surfaces as necessary

Maintain a safe work environment

Maintain clean work environment

Performs other miscellaneous jobs as directed

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

Ability to efficiently use air/hand tools to paint product, ability to read/understand humidity chart

Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures with paint.

Read and interpret ticket, door/customer quality specs

Identify defects

Knowledge of sanders, planers, hand tools putty knife, sanding block wood chisel

High attention to detail detecting defects.

Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential function of the job in order to avoid any disruptions in production and customer service

Follow all operational and safety SOP's as written

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred but not required

Previous work experience in a production environment, preferred

You should be proficient in:

• Industrial & Commercial Painting