Painter

Our Principles and Values:

Manchester Tank has a proud heritage of hard-working people, who for over 75 years have manufactured high quality products for our country and the world. The McWane/Manchester Way Compass is provided as a personal guide to help team members navigate through situations they encounter daily at work, and includes eight core principles to guide our team members: Communication, Safety, Environment, Leadership, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Teamwork. All team members are expected to know these principles, values, and behaviors. Our Compass Points ensure higher levels of safety and environmental performance in all our operations. It also improves communication, relationships, and work performance at all levels of our organization.

Manchester Tank is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. Manchester Tank will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. 

This employee is responsible for the set-up and operation of the paint booth system.  The employee must also monitor the process and quality of the product and make necessary corrections to the process to maintain a steady flow of quality product to the customer.

Responsibilities include

• Initiates color changes per schedule.
• Inspects cylinder for visual defects.
• Operates nozzle type electrostatic painting equipment to spray positively charged paint particles onto negatively charged cylinders.
• Moves switches and dials to start flow current and to activate conveyor and paint spraying equipment.
• Turns valves and observes gauges to set pressure and to control flow of paint to each spray station.
• Inspects painted units for runs and unpainted areas.
• Readjusts pressure valves to control direction and pattern of spray and to correct flaws in coating.
• Cleans paint from ceiling and walls of booth and from disks, nozzles, and hoses.
• Hand sprays parts to cover unpainted areas.
• Works at different workstations as production needs require.
• Operation of lifting devices as needed.

We offer a full benefit package, weekly pay, weekends off, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, and an employee referral program. Apply online today at mantank.com under careers.