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HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance  and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients. Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization’s inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.

Position Summary

The paint Technician’s primary objective is to produce quality components through either powder, or wet paint process to obtain required finish.

Duties Operate Manual paint equipment and/or automated paint system, Record program settings in controllers, maintain records for paint inventory and daily operating parameters. Read and interpret work orders, blueprints, and other working documents. Record activity (number of parts and elapse times) on the Shop Floor Control System. Produce quality components that meet all finish requirements as determined by Engineering by measuring paint thickness and visually inspecting parts.

Remain safety conscious at all times, wearing all prescribed safety equipment, including personal protective

equipment (PPE) while performing job and observing all safety rules.

Keep paint equipment and work area clean, neat and orderly on an ongoing and daily basis using 5S standards.

Be able to perform the Material Prep position as a fill in for absenteeism

Participate in prioritization of work flow for efficiency and to meet scheduled demand.

Record activity (number of parts and elapse times) on the Shop Floor Control System.

Immediately report to your supervisor any problems, discrepancies and/or irregularities related to job assignment

Perform all other ditties as assigned.

Education Degree High School Diploma or GEDRequired Experience Experience powder coating, painting or similar manufacturing process. Knowledge, understanding and application of Lean Manufacturing tools, such as, 5S, Kanban Inventory, Visual Management, Waste elimination, and Root Cause Problem Solving are preferred. Proficient in the use of SAP

Pay range for this opportunity is $15.99 - $22.33. This position is eligible for [BONUS PARTICIPATION] OR a [INSERT COMMISSION RATE RANGE, IF APPLICABLE] commission.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed.  Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

Employees (and their families) may enroll in our company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings account, voluntary benefits, supplemental life/AD&D plans and the company’s 401k plan. Employees are covered by an employee assistance program (also available to household members) and long-term disability. Full-time Employees are also eligible for short-term disability.  Full-time Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of service and paid holidays.  Part-time Employees working 20 or more hours receive a pro-ration of the full-time PTO allocation and paid holidays based on their standard hourly work week. Full-time Employees are eligible for four weeks of paid parental leave.  Part-time Employees also receive paid parental leave, pro-rated based on their standard hourly work week.

HuFriedyGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.  We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.