Industrial Painter/ Production Paint Technician

Industrial Painter / Production Paint Technician

Location: Fredericksburg/Stafford, Virginia

Employment Type: Full-time, direct hire

Compensation: $28–$35 per hour, based on experience

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Industrial Painter to perform end-to-end finishing of urethane castings, 3D-printed parts, prototypes, and production components. This is a hands-on production position responsible for the complete finishing process, from initial inspection and surface preparation through priming, painting, clear coating, polishing, touch-up, and final inspection.

Experienced automotive body-shop painters and refinish technicians are especially well suited for this position.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming cast and printed parts for surface defects and finishing requirements.
• Perform sanding, filling, glazing, feathering, and other surface-correction work.
• Clean, degrease, mask, and prepare parts for coating.
• Select and apply appropriate primers, sealers, adhesion promoters, basecoats, topcoats, and clearcoats.
• Mix paints, coatings, reducers, and hardeners according to manufacturer requirements.
• Operate HVLP spray equipment and paint-booth systems.
• Produce consistent color, gloss, texture, coverage, and overall appearance.
• Perform color matching, blending, touch-up, defect correction, wet sanding, buffing, and polishing.
• Adjust preparation and coating methods for urethane castings, plastics, nylon, resins, and other printed materials.
• Complete work according to drawings, work instructions, finish specifications, and production schedules.
• Inspect completed parts and correct runs, dry spray, orange peel, fisheyes, contamination, pinholes, and other finish defects.
• Clean and maintain spray guns, paint equipment, tools, and booth areas.
• Track materials and complete required production and quality documentation.
• Follow all PPE, respirator, chemical-handling, ventilation, and hazardous-material requirements.