Sign Builder - Paint Prep

Position Summary:

The Paint Prep area is primarily responsible for the preparation of surfaces before the application of finishes to the product. Duties include sanding signs with appropriate grits of sandpaper, washing signs, filling seams, sanding seam filler, and caulking products as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required.

•  Read and understand blueprints, drawings, written procedures, and verbal instructions.
•  Sand signs with appropriate grits of sandpaper.
•  Fill seams with filler and caulking products as required.
•  Wash and finish prepping the signs for painting.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Manufacturing environment with exposure to fumes, airborne particles and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

Minimum Education and Qualifications:

•  High School diploma/GED
•  Ability to use tape measures and scale rules with accuracy.
•  Automotive body and refinishing skills helpful.
•  Ability to stand and walk in approximately a 200 ft. radius for 8-10 hours/day.
•  Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50-80lbs.
•  Ability to maintain correct postures while reaching, bending, crouching, kneeling, and twisting.
•  Ability to reach horizontally across a work surface beyond 12” from the body up to full body extension.

Physical and Mental Demands:

Key to Frequency Codes:

N/A = Not Applicable 

F = Frequently (2.5 – 5.5 hours per day)

R = Rarely (less than 0.5 hours per day) 

C = Continually (5.6 – 8.0 hours per day)

O = Occasionally (0.6 – 2.5 hours per day)

Physical Requirements:

• O Sit 
• O Work with arms above shoulder
• C Stationary Stand 
• C Repetitive Movement
• C Walk 
• O Grasping or Pinching
• O Kneel/Crawl 
• R Keyboard Use
• F Crouch or Squat 
• F Pushing:
• Typical Weight: 5 lbs.
• Maximum Weight: 25 lbs.
• F Bend or Stoop 
• F Lifting or Carrying:
• Typical Weight: 5 lbs.
• Maximum Weight: 25 lbs.
• F Twist/Turn/Pivot 
• O Balancing
• R Climb (stairs, ladders) 

Sensory Requirements:

• C Talking/Speaking 
• C Hearing
• C Clear Close Vision 
• (under 20 ft.) 
• C Clear Distance Vision 
• (over 20 ft.)
• C Depth Perception 
• C Peripheral Vision
• C Distinguish Colors

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list; other duties may be required. PSCO Kieffer, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. PSCO Kieffer, Inc. may require an employee to perform duties outside his/her normal description. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” employment relationship.