Coating / Painting / Spraying Machine Setter / Operator / Tender

Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Automotive Painter (Auto Painter); Automotive Refinish Technician (Auto Refinish Tech); Coater Operator; Hand Sprayer; Industrial Painter; Paint Technician (Paint Tech); Painter; Powder Coater; Spray Painter; Top Coater

Tasks

• Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
• Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
• Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
• Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
• Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
• Clean equipment and work areas.
• Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
• Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
• Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
• Attach hoses or nozzles to machines, using wrenches and pliers, and make adjustments to obtain the proper dispersion of spray.
• Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
• Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects or deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary.
• Examine, measure, weigh, or test sample products to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Buff and wax the finished paintwork.

Skills

• Monitoring

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Control Precision
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Far Vision
• Flexibility of Closure
• Perceptual Speed
• Visualization
• Trunk Strength
• Oral Comprehension
• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Multilimb Coordination
• Dynamic Strength
• Extent Flexibility