POWDER COATING TECHNICIAN

SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC is a growing multinational supplier to the global appliance OEMs. With more than 70 years of expertise and innovation, we design and sell components and systems to the residential appliance industry (refrigeration, cooking, laundry), commercial refrigeration, HVAC, retail display and home/office organizational markets. More information is available on our website https://www.sswtechnologies.com/  

The Onsite Powder Coating Technician will set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Perform all duties in a safe manner
2. Interact in a professional manner with other employees/customers
3. Work overtime as necessary
4. Operate and maintain all powder coating equipment necessary to ensure parts are finished to quality standards
5. Must abide by Company Safety Rules and Procedures, use all recommended PPE and perform required scheduled safety measures such as checking ground connections, test fire eye equipment, and KV testing
6. Operate all powder coating equipment, both automatic and hand operated
7. Maintain proper powder level in fluidized beds in automatic and hand booths
8. Maintain proper air and powder settings on automatic booths with scheduled air pressure checks and documentation - adjusting if out of parameters established
9. Properly position automatic spray guns in booths per part set up using part program reference sheet
10. Perform setup and scheduled maintenance of powder coating equipment such as booth cleaning, automatic gun nozzle replacement, pump replacement, cleaning of nozzles and pumps, filter replacement, and cleaning of production areas in the powder rooms such as conveyor tracks, dirt guards, and outside of booth
11. Perform scheduled cleanout of color booth and collector module changeover
12. Manually spray parts and direct others assigned to him/her for this operation
13. Maintain required housekeeping in powder room and raw material storage area using provided cleaning checklist and follows 5S initiative
14. Performs mil checks every 60 minutes if applicable
15. Must have excellent communication skills – Must be able to keep open communication between group leader and associates responsible for reporting downtime issues using floor radios
16. Employee is responsible for producing parts to quality standards; visually inspect every production run or perform physical mil check if applicable (dry mil comb on surface area parts)
17. Other duties as assigned

Position Supervised or Directed:

• Responsible position requiring little or no supervision.
• Under the direct supervision of the Plant Floor Supervisor.
• Subject to corrective measures given by Quality Control Staff.
• Work activities in the workplace will be observed from time-to-time members of top management.

Qualifications, Experience requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of Powder coating operations
• Valid Forklift certification
• Must have verbal and written communication skills
• Must have attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Ability to follow directions accurately
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality

General Requirements:

• Able to travel to other divisions when required. 
• Detailed and hands-on oriented.

Working Conditions:

• Manufacturing plant environment
• Frequently indoors
• Occasionally exposed to high/cold temperatures, loud noises, and fumes.
• Physical ability that may require lifting, carrying, and standing for long time periods. 
• Occasional work with chemicals. 

Equipment Use:

• SSW Machinery
• Occasionally change filters. 
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Occasionally operate counterweight forklift.

Commitment to Core Values:

• Honesty. 
• Integrity. 
• Caring for People. 
• Customer Focus. 
• Teamwork.
• Communication. 
• Improvement.