Job Description

This position at Sytech will be responsible for Wet Painter that is vital to our production of our products for our customers. We are seeking a highly self-motivated individual who is willing to be a valued member of our team. This individual must be flexible and willing to keep the internal and external customers in mind; while maintaining Quality of Workmanship, Safety, Accountability, and Teamwork, which is vital to our mission.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Equivalent knowledge or related or similar experience in spray painting operations of automatic/manual systems, and use of spray gun and equipment; follow detailed specific directions and instructions.
• Proficient at preparing parts and weldments by washing, applying paint coatings, mixing and managing chemicals, while meeting quality and product efficiency standards.
• Clean, maintain, and repair paint spray equipment, along with cleaning paint booth and changing paint booth filters.
• Able to complete wet or dry mill tests, recognize colors and surface finish characteristics.
• Able to read blueprints and manufacturing drawings/instructions.
• Report inconsistencies and/or defects in material, product, or equipment.
• Accurately record labor and work order information.
• Complete operator equipment and maintenance checklists.
• Track and maintain chemical inventory levels/amounts.
• Able to use various hand and power tools as assigned.
• Able to operate forklifts
• Able to wear a cartridge style respirator.
• Required to pass and maintain qualifications for Respiratory Protection Physical, Respirator Fit Test and Pulmonary Function Test.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Self-motivated with demonstrated initiative and strong work ethic.
• Strong problem solving and judgment skills.
• Able to prioritize work and multi-task.
• Must be able to identify and measure material.
• Team player with follow through.
• Organized with excellent communication skills.
• Effective decision maker with a can-do attitude.
• Able to work overtime if required
• Able to calculate basic mathematic functions including ratios, volumes, etc.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and as a team.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 to 3 years of experience in paint application, mixing, and chemical management preferred.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to maintain a quick and steady pace working efficiently throughout the shift. Typical work shift is from 8 to 10 hours.
• Perform repetitious task and be able to focus on jobs for extended periods of time
• Regularly required to sit for long periods of time. Stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or touch objects to perform job activities.
• The employee is frequently required to reach above shoulders, balance, twist, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and talk or hear.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Able to perform foot pedal operation throughout entire shift
• Adaptable to a changing work environment.
• Contact with metals, lubricants, solvents, and exposure to noise
• Frequently lift to/from floor-up to 50 lbs.
• Rotation of head/neck, bending and twisting at the waist, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching, use of high and low impact vibratory tools, flexion/extension,
• contact with metals, lubricants, solvents, exposure to noise, and the use of personal safety gear for face, eyes, hand/arm and ears.
• P.P.E.

Environmental Exposure

• Confined spaces, high noise levels, moving objects such as forklifts and carts.
• Manufacturing metal fabrication environment.
• Exposure to hot temperature when working new ovens or in areas of the building that cannot be temperature controlled (especially during summer months).

Culture/Expectations

All employees are expected to understand and maintain the core values of Sytech. The Core Values of Sytech are VITAL to the mission and to the future growth and the quality of the products that we manufacture.

Staff are always expected to act in a safe manner and ensure that those around them do not put themselves or others at risk. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. At ALL times working safely is a condition of employment.

All employees are expected to interact with other members of the organization in a professional and respectful manner with the goal of producing on-time and quality work being the highest priority. Friendly interpersonal relationships are encouraged, but performance and quality, focus and productivity are required.

All employees must maintain a professional attitude and approach to issues within the company, their own department, and other departments with which they interact.

This job description is not meant to be all inclusive of duties. Others can and will be assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.50 - $24.00 per hour (non-exempt)

Benefits:

Medical, Dental and Vision with premium sharing

401-K with 4% Match

Life and AD& D Insurance of $50,000 with additional Voluntary benefits available

1 week of PTO after a year

Sick leave is based on WA leave policy.

6 paid holidays

Bi-weekly payroll periods

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Self-motivated with demonstrated initiative and strong work ethic.
• Strong problem solving and judgment skills.
• Able to prioritize work and multi-task.
• Must be able to identify and measure material.
• Team player with follow through.
• Organized with excellent communication skills.
• Effective decision maker with a can-do attitude.
• Able to work overtime if required
• Able to calculate basic mathematic functions including ratios, volumes, etc.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and as a team.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 to 3 years of experience in paint application, mixing, and chemical management preferred.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to maintain a quick and steady pace working efficiently throughout the shift. Typical work shift is from 8 to 10 hours.
• Perform repetitious task and be able to focus on jobs for extended periods of time
• Regularly required to sit for long periods of time. Stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or touch objects to perform job activities.
• The employee is frequently required to reach above shoulders, balance, twist, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and talk or hear.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Able to perform foot pedal operation throughout entire shift
• Adaptable to a changing work environment.
• Contact with metals, lubricants, solvents, and exposure to noise
• Frequently lift to/from floor-up to 50 lbs.
• Rotation of head/neck, bending and twisting at the waist, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching, use of high and low impact vibratory tools, flexion/extension,
• contact with metals, lubricants, solvents, exposure to noise, and the use of personal safety gear for face, eyes, hand/arm and ears.
• P.P.E.

Environmental Exposure

• Confined spaces, high noise levels, moving objects such as forklifts and carts.
• Manufacturing metal fabrication environment.
• Exposure to hot temperature when working new ovens or in areas of the building that cannot be temperature controlled (especially during summer months).