Since 1961, Precoat Metals (www.precoat.com) has been setting the standards in the coil coatings industry worldwide. We are committed to this level of quality in both our product line and customer service, and focus our resources on investigating and implementing new coil coating technologies, developing unique coatings, ink and film systems, and designing multifaceted prints while reducing the cycle time to market. We are able to achieve this "culture of excellence" thru the hard work and talent of the people on our team.

The Coater Helper will assist the Coater Operator in the set up, and clean up, of the paint heads and associated consoles of a continuous coating line. They will operate a forklift to pull and stage paint for upcoming orders. They will perform roll replacements and operate a roll grinding Lathe.

Essential Job Functions:

• Reads, comprehends and interprets production schedules and paint sheets
• Applies coatings to raw material according to customer specifications
• Accurately measures and records paint viscosity, wet film, and paint temperature
• Changes coating rolls
• Opens paint containers, reads paint and batch numbers, and tracks paint usage by order and container traceability
• Performs cleanup of coater heads, pans, pumps, etc.
• Performs cleanup of Chem Coater heads, pans, pumps, etc.
• Can maintain proper roll ID and usage by recording properly on the Roll Grinding Log
• Can operate equipment to handle unloading and loading of coating rolls without damage
• Able to properly use a PI tape and accurately measures roll diameter

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists maintenance (when specialized maintenance skills are not required) with line repairs 
• Actively participates in adhering to plant housekeeping requirements by picking up trash, sweeping work areas, and returning materials and equipment to their proper locations
• Understands and utilizes FIFO procedures in connection with paints, laminates and other materials
• Places trash materials into proper receptacles
• Understands RCRA regulations
• Operates air wrench to remove drum lids
• Adheres to all safety and work rules
• Adheres to and follows job specific SOPs and EOPs
• Assists and trains new employees
• Maintains regular and on-time attendance
• Reads and comprehends instructions regarding new equipment, equipment changes and/or procedural changes
• Performs miscellaneous assignments as directed
• Applies hazardous waste and hazard class label to dirty solvent drums at coater.
• Ensures dirty solvent drums are covered when not in use.

• High school level reading and writing, visual acuity to read labels, meters, gauges, documents and instructions
• Ability to work in an industrial or warehouse environment with fork lifts, drum trucks, etc.
• Ability to safely operate small manual and electric hand tools
• Available to work up to 12 hours per day on rotating shifts, that could include weekends and holidays

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Precoat Metals is a Drug Free Workplace