Machinist - Fabricator / Painter
PlanIT Group
Orlando, FL
Your responsibilities will include:
- Apply finish protective coatings using spray guns or brushes, both air dry and baked.
- Operate sandblasting and tumble blast equipment to remove scale, corrosion, and contaminants.
- Mix, thin, and apply paints, lacquers, and enamels to meet color and performance standards.
- Set up and run spray painting equipment, monitoring viscosity and ensuring consistent coverage.
- Clean and prepare parts, including electro plating cleaning and surface inspections.
Required Experience:
- Candidates must have at least 5 years' experience as painter or fabricator.
- Candidates must have 1–3 years of hands on experience applying protective coatings (polyurethane, epoxy, or CARC) on metal, composites, or similar substrates.
- Candidates must have 1–3 years of hands on experience applying finish protective coatings, spray guns and/or brushes, operates spray painting equip, optical bonding fabrication, injection molding machines, ablative processing equipment, tape-wrapper, autoclaves, bonding, mixes paints, lacquers.
- Candidates must have 1–3 years of hands on experience with surface preparation (abrasive blasting, sanding, degreasing, solvent cleaning, profile measurement, etc.)
- Candidates must have ability to read and follow SSPC (Society for Protective Coatings) standards such as SSPC‐Sand 5 or SSPC‐P2.
Candidates must have experience with the following:
- Coating selection & application: Understanding the properties, cure schedules, thickness tolerances, and environmental limits (temperature, humidity) for polyurethane, epoxy, and CARC systems.
- Thickness measurement: Proficiency with dry‐film thickness gauges (micrometers or ultrasonic gauges) and ability to interpret results against specifications.
- Mixing & handling: Correctly mixing two‐part systems, measuring ratios, and managing pot life and viscosity.
- Spray equipment operation: Experience with HVLP, air‐assist, or airless spray rigs, including maintenance and troubleshooting.
Desired Skills
- Technical school training in auto painting, precision masking/cutting operations.
About the Company
PlanIT Group
PLANIT Group is a fast-growing global technology consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to our clients that drive results. We collaborate with our partners and customers to help them improve performance, efficiency, and quality. Our team delivers innovative solutions and services - including management consulting, systems integration, ERP solutions, enterprise architecture, communications, and infrastructure services. We focus on delivering value and driving increased productivity and efficiencies for our clients’ mission. Our extensive experience in the Federal, Defense, Intelligence, State, Local, Healthcare and Commercial industries delivers proven results and accelerated benefits.
Clients engage PLANIT for our expertise, innovative approach, and our exceptional team. We promote a creative, client-centric work environment and culture, striving to provide challenging and rewarding opportunities for our company’s employees and partners. Integrity and innovation are the core principles of our company philosophy. Our customers engage us to create solutions to complex mission challenges, and PLANIT delivers. For more information, visit http://www.planitgroup.com/. Innovation. Integration. Integrity.