Painting Machine Operator
- Perfect for those who love transforming raw materials into vibrant, finished products.
- Play a crucial role in enhancing and protecting a wide range of everyday items.
- Unique chance to work with diverse materials, from metals to ceramics and more.
💰 Earn $41K-$62K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
Overview
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Good (Increasing by 1-5%)
Day-to-Day
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Thinking and problem solving
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Time Management
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Having freedom
- Personal relationships
Deep Dive
Painting Machine Operator
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