Beamline Paint Machine Operator

Responsible for operating and overseeing the automated paint line for structural steel beams. Ensures proper coating application, equipment functionality, and quality control throughout the painting process.

Product Responsibility:

• Make sure the paint thickness and color match what the customer ordered.
• Take care of the pre-treatment process and check that the baking oven is working correctly.

Customer Responsibility:

• You are responsible for making sure the paint job looks good and meets the customer’s expectations.

Doc. & instructions:            

• All documents are available on SharePoint

  Production orders are managed through SAP

  Quality control sheets are posted at the workstation, including:

• Degreasing bath titration
• Degreasing bath temperature
• Bath pump settings
• Drying and baking oven temperatures
• Powder usage

• 5S guidelines and procedures are also available for audits

Equipment:                            

• Degreasing and rinsing machines
• Drying oven and baking oven
• Paint booths

For Quality Checks:

• pH strips and titration tools
• Elcometer (to check paint thickness)

Safety Gear (PPE):

• Safety glasses, overalls, masks, earplugs, caps, gloves, plastic sleeves

For Cleaning:

• Air blow guns
• ATEX vacuum (for floors and powder bins)
• Floor cleaning machine
• Suction cabin (for powder tanks)
• Plastic bag with shovel or dustpan

Other:

• Spare parts for regular maintenance

Knowledge & Skills:

• How to operate machines, ovens, baths, and pumps
• How to set paint guns (voltage and air flow)
• How to use and adjust paint settings
• Basic safety for explosive risks and fire systems (ATEX)
• How to check pH in the degreasing bath

Work rhythm/size of the series: 

• Color changes take about 30 minutes, with 1 to 2 changes per team per shift
• Filling powder bins: about 4 bags per hour, per line
• Thickness checks: once per hour, per line

Working Environment: 

• Production workshop: noise, heat furnaces / parts  
• Products: Deraclean, argon C15, butane, HFO 45, Hydro HVI 46, interflon tube HT, Sodium hydroxide 0.1mol/l, Syndus SP 200, anti-spat, Gardabond 4950, Derrastrip FE90, RAL powder, phenolphthalein    

 These tasks are:     

Follow all safety rules            

Check paint quality and smooth out any issues to meet thickness and adhesion standards            

Here’s a simple version:

• Prevent powder waste
• Collect leftover powder that doesn’t meet standards and put it in the correct plastic bags

Color change:

• Prepare for the color change ahead of time whenever possible (get the new powder ready, provide it to the other painter, make sure there’s minimal powder left in the booth, wear PPE, and empty the powder tanks as much as you can).
• One painter cleans the cabin, paint guns, camera, walls, and high-voltage nozzle
• The other painter blows out the gun hoses, replaces the powder tank, cleans the transfer pipes, and cleans the cyclone
• After about 30 minutes, reconnect the powder collector to the bottom of the filters for standard colors

Visually inspect welds for defects

Perform Tory control checks

Replacing big bags

Scrape and clean the paint booth

Check and clean the bath filters

Monitor and control furnace temperatures

Find powder in storage,  Return unused powder, Record your workstation number

The AWL 3 painter supports the main operator during production changeovers.

Maintenance of powder tanks (offline)

• Clean
• Open powder pumps and control injector with caliber
• Controlling venturi
• Checking compressed air tips
• Control suction nozzle.
• Check fluidization plate.

Cleaning + order and cleanliness of the line. Each team has one area per 2 weeks to clean.

Maintenance help with some troubleshooting (basic), change of guns, manual help.

At the beginning of the shift, the painter consults the main operator to anticipate color changes.

You perform the 5S audits according to the instructions

What do we offer you?

1. PTO, sick leave, & paid holidays
2. Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
3. Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
4. Company Paid Life Insurance
5. Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
6. 401K with employer match, currently 4%
7. Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
8. Gross Salary

Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance

Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow’s standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.

EEO

stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.