Purpose

The Painter is responsible for ensuring adequate, high-quality completion of our paint operations on our cranes and crane components. They will prepare surfaces of heavy industrial structural steel equipment to be painted, paint components, and maintain paint equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sand, prepare, and paint cranes and components.
• Prep and apply decals to cranes and components.
• Keep paint and supply inventory to inform service team when orders need to be placed.
• Help to rig, load, and unload crane parts when needed as part of a crew on the yard.
• Perform all duties in both shop and field environments.
• Effectively communicate job status to Service Manager and office personnel.
• Works in an efficient manner in the shop.
• Use safe working practices and adhere to all safety initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma or GED

Experience:

• 1+ years’ industrial painting experience, preferably in the crane industry
• Basic reading / writing ability to read and interpret manufacturing orders and material requirements and to report production.
• Moderate ability to read measuring instruments not limited to but including tape measure, mil.
• Moderate ability to work in a team environment, with a good work ethic and good attendance.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a drug test, background check, and fit for duty test.
• Must be able to lift parts weighing up to 50 lbs without assistance

·        Ability to work overtime (extended weekdays and weekends) to support production demands.

·        Ability to wear a respirator while painting.

Language Skills:

Must be able to read and comprehend complex instructions, short correspondence and memos and the ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, use hands to finger; handle or feel; and kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear; push and/or pull; reach; climb; bend and/or stoop. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.

Maxim is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information or veteran status, as those terms are defined under applicable laws, or any other characteristic protected by law.