Key Responsibilities
- Prepare surfaces for coating through cleaning, sanding, scuffing, masking, and other specified preparation methods.
- Apply primers, marine-grade paints, and protective coatings using HVLP spray equipment.
- Properly mix paints, primers, reducers, hardeners, and other coating components according to manufacturer specifications and work instructions.
- Set up and adjust HVLP spray equipment, including air pressure, fluid flow, and spray pattern, to achieve the required finish.
- Apply coatings evenly and consistently to achieve specified coverage, appearance, and dry-film thickness.
- Inspect surfaces and finished coatings for runs, sags, orange peel, dry spray, fisheyes, contamination, overspray, inadequate coverage, and other defects.
- Perform sanding, touch-ups, and rework as necessary to meet quality standards.
- Properly mask surfaces, hardware, labels, fasteners, and other areas that are not to be coated.
- Maintain clean and properly functioning HVLP spray guns, hoses, regulators, and related equipment.
- Minimize paint waste through proper spray technique, equipment setup, and material handling.
- Read and follow work orders, drawings, coating specifications, safety data sheets (SDS), and manufacturer instructions.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe painting area.
- Properly handle, store, label, and dispose of paints, solvents, and other chemicals in accordance with company procedures and applicable regulations.
- Follow all required PPE, respiratory protection, ventilation, and hazardous-material handling procedures.
- Work closely with production and quality personnel to identify and resolve coating and finishing issues.
- Meet production schedules while maintaining consistent coating quality and workmanship.
Qualifications
Required
- 2-5 Years Experience
- Previous experience as an industrial, manufacturing, marine, or commercial painter preferred.
- Demonstrated experience using HVLP spray equipment is required.
- Experience applying marine-grade or other high-performance industrial coatings is a plus.
- Willingness to learn surface prep and light fabrication for proprietary materials.
- Understanding of paint mixing ratios, reducers, hardeners, pot life, flash times, and recoat requirements.
- Ability to produce consistent, high-quality finishes using HVLP equipment.
- Ability to recognize common coating defects and determine appropriate corrective action.
Compensation Range
Base Salary Range: $33-$35 per hour.
About Globe
Globe Composite Solutions designs, engineers and manufactures high performance composites for Defense, Marine, and Industrial applications.
Originally founded in 1890 as a rubber company in downtown Boston, Globe has evolved into a full-service, design-to-manufacturing company with a passion to meet demanding performance requirements for a wide variety of applications. The company possesses a broad set of design, prototyping, and manufacturing capabilities to address just about any product challenge. As a result, the company has built a solid reputation among its Fortune 1000 customer base as an innovative and reliable provider of cost-effective composite-based solution.
Globe Composite Solutions is truly an "American-made" company, with virtually all design, tooling, prototyping, and production services supported in-house at our state-of-the art Design & Technology Center located in Stoughton, MA. Globe Composite is part of the Aerospace & Defense Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE).