Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

What Does a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
• 2Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
• 3Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
• 4Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
• 5Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
• 6Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
• 7Clean equipment and work areas.
• 8Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.

Required Skills

• Inventory control software
• Inventory management systems
• Maintenance management software
• Materials requirement planning MRP software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Robotic painting software
• Scheduling software

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary