Spray Painter at Buckler Ordnance Systems Limited

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out inspections on bodywork and frames of vehicles to assess extent of damage
• Receive instructions verbally or from layouts of detailed prints.
• Perform checks to ensure units, parts, and assemblies are properly prepared before painting.
• Handle materials (i.e., moving units in paint area and in and out of spray booths; placing parts on racks for painting and drying).
• Select and mixes paint to desired consistency, as well as, body filler and hardener.
• Check shelf life of paint prior to use.
• Cleans spray booth, adjusts and cleans spray guns, pumps, and tanks as required.
• Perform various operations such as hand buffing, applying spot primer, vibrating spot weld marks, scratches excess sealer and adhesive.
• Perform spray operation, holding and positioning spray gun as required for both primer and finish coats.
• Exercise care to apply paint to specified thickness and avoid runs, especially during the application of finish coats that must meet government standards.
• Responsible for meeting appropriate quality standards and performs tests to ensure compliance.
• Use various equipment and tools which may include paint brushes, spray guns, pumps, vibrator, power sander, electric lift trucks, and other machines and equipment as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Guide and supervises team members on assigned duties
• Smoothen and prepare surfaces for painting, including sanding and removing old paint.
• Fill nail holes, cracks, and joints with putty, plaster, or other filler.
• Select premixed paints or mix required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint to match specified colors.
• Paint surfaces, using brushes, spray gun, or paint rollers, and apply paint with cloth, brush, sponge, or fingers to create special effects.
• Preparing the bodywork of the car.
• Applying several coats to the car, including primers, colours and protective finishes.
• Storing paints in the correct conditions.
• Managing inventory of paints and equipment.
• Ensuring that you always follow safety procedures.

Requirements

• F.S.L.C / S.S.C.E / N.C.E qualification with 3 - 10 years relevant work experience.