Helper Painter

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Wastequip is the leading manufacturer of waste-handling equipment. Wastequip’s broad range of waste equipment and services are used to collect, process, and transport recyclables, solid waste, liquid waste, and organics. The company’s brands include Wastequip, Toter, Galbreath, Pioneer, Accurate, Amrep, Mountain Tarp, Cusco, and Go to Parts.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Helper Painter who will clean, grind, and sand surfaces of components or finished raw products prior to painting, conduct setup in the weld department, and help with non-welding tasks.

Education Level

• Not mentioned, yet a High School Diploma will be a plus

Work Experience

• Experience using a Grinder/sander
• Experience with machinery or manufactured products
• Experience using paint, enamel, glaze, gel coat, or lacquer
• Preferred experience in a fast-paced production environment

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist the welders with non-welding functions in preparation for welding.
• Assist welders in bolting metal components
• Assist welders in loading or moving heavy workpieces during work operations
• Clean workpieces as necessary with a grinder or scraper
• Examines and feels the surface of the workpiece for defects
• Lift and load work materials into positions as directed using hoists, cranes, or forklifts
• Performs sub-assembly work as needed
• Polishes ground areas with finer abrasive to produce a smooth, unmarred surface
• Preventative maintenance of welding equipment and tools
• Replaces worn abrasive disk wheels
• Selects abrasive wheel, or disk according to specifications, knowledge of abrasives, and condition of metal, and attaches to grinder
• sets up weld table with material for welders
• Starts grinder and moves it over the surface of the workpiece to remove scratches, laminated metal, excess weld material, and burs
• Uses bracing and measurement tools

Benefits/Perks

• 2 Dental Plan Options – Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans
• 2 Medical Plan Options – Base HSA (High Deductible) and Buy-Up
• 401(K) Retirement Plan with 50% Company Match
• Adoption Assistance
• Company Paid Accident, Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Company Paid Base Life Insurance
• Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
• Dependent Care FSA
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)
• Health Care FSA
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Insurance
• Medical Plans
• Paid Bonding Leave
• Paid Grandparent Leave
• Prescription (Rx) Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) and Base Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Vacation and Personal/Sick Time
• Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Hospital, Accident and Critical Illness (Cancer) Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance

Employer’s Statement

Wastequip is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other class protected by applicable law.