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

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
2. 02Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
3. 03Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
4. 04Clean equipment and work areas.
5. 05Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
6. 06Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
7. 07Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
8. 08Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
9. 09Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
10. 10Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
11. 11Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
12. 12Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.

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