INDUSTRIAL SPRAY PAINTER

What you will do

KMW is hiring an Industrial Spray Painter to prepare, prime, paint, and finish fabricated metalcomponents and structures, ensuring corrosion protection, consistent coating quality, efficientmaterial usage, and timely completion in accordance with approved specifications, customerrequirements, and applicable internal Heartfulness requirements.

Key Responsibilities

A. Surface Preparation and Painting

1. Prepare metal surfaces by removing rust, oil, grease, dust, weld spatter, and other contaminants through grinding, sanding, scraping, degreasing, and derusting.
2. Perform abrasive or wheel blasting where required and available.
3. Apply primers, undercoats, and final paint coats according to approved specifications.
4. Perform spray painting, brush painting, touch‐ups, and corrective painting as required.

B. Paint Preparation and Equipment Handling

1. Mix paints, primers, thinners, and hardeners in specified proportions according tomanufacturer instructions and approved procedures.
2. Adjust spray‐gun pressure, nozzles, spray patterns, and paint viscosity to achieve therequired finish.
3. Follow prescribed drying and curing times and ensure appropriate coating coverage.
4. Clean, maintain, and store spray guns, hoses, compressors, and related tools; reportequipment defects and malfunctions.
5. Handle paints and chemicals responsibly and minimize material wastage.

C. Quality and Production

1. Inspect surface preparation and finished components for color consistency, coverage,smoothness, and overall finish quality.
2. Identify and rectify defects such as runs, sagging, pinholes, peeling, uneven coating,missed areas, and overspray.
3. Protect painted components from scratches, dents, contamination, and handlingdamage.
4. Coordinate with supervisors, fabrication workers, material handlers, and qualityinspectors to resolve finishing issues and meet production schedules.
5. Maintain daily production records, inspection checklists, and paint consumption records;report shortages, quality issues, excessive wastage, and delays.

D. Safety and Housekeeping

1. Follow workshop safety procedures and use appropriate PPE, including respiratoryprotection, eye protection, gloves, and safety footwear.
2. Handle flammable paints, solvents, thinners, and other chemicals safely.
3. Store chemicals and dispose of paint waste, used containers, and contaminatedmaterials according to company procedures and applicable requirements.
4. Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard‐free workstation.
5. Immediately report accidents, spills, near misses, unsafe conditions, and equipmentfailures.

• 8th or 10th standard preferred; relevant practical experience will also be considered.
• Preferably 2–5 years of industrial spray painting experience in metal fabrication, engineering, machinery, or structural steel.
• Hands-on proficiency in spray‐gun operation, compressor handling, surface preparation, and the use of industrial paints, primers, and thinners.
• Knowledge of paint mixing, coating application, drying, curing, and common painting defects.
• Ability to understand work instructions, basic measurements, painting specifications, and safety instructions in a language understood by the candidate.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while meeting safety and quality requirements.
• ITI or vocational training in painting, surface coating, or a related trade is an advantage.