Role Summary:
Join the Flowserve Chesapeake pump manufacturing facility as a Painter! The Painter will prep product for painting, operate paint equipment, and paint product and/or components per operating procedures and instructions. This position regularly requires work near moving mechanical parts. It occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.

Requirements:

- 5 years painting of automobiles or industrial equipment
- Currently working with minimal supervision.
- Sandblast, parts finishing, powder paint, and wet spray.
- Able to use, operate and maintain specialized equipment including wet spray guns, airless systems, booths, powder coat systems, ovens, chemical tanks, and processes operate and sandblast maintenance, etc.
- Vision requirements for this position are close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

- Position requires occasional walking; also requires stretching, twisting, manual dexterity, and the ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.

- Understand and operate equipment properly and safely.
- Able to work overtime as needed.

Responsibilities:

- Work in a high noise level environment.

- Be able to mix paint and complete painting tasks according to the operation procedure.
- Perform all part finishing activities including sandblast, parts finishing, powder paint, and wet spray.
- Understanding of the paint preparation including masking, anodize, and phosphate process.
- Paint parts using electrostatic powder or liquid painting.
- Able to use, operate and maintain specialized equipment including wet spray guns, airless systems, booths, powder coat systems, ovens, chemical tanks, and processes operate and sandblast maintenance, etc.
- Must wear safety protection according to company policy.

- Adhere to safe work habits, rules, and practices, including the correct use of tools, machines, safety devices and equipment.
- Maintain a clean and orderly workplace
- Exhibit behaviors that contribute toward an environment that encourages team building, decision making, problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Read and understand both verbal and written instructions.
- Participate in CIP activities as required and comply with all Flowserve policies and procedures.
- Understand and apply SPP and QA requirements
- Communicate effectively, presenting in one-on-one and in small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Able to stand for prolonged periods of time.

Preferred Experience / Skills:
- Painting certification.
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- HS Diploma / GED and 5-7 years relevant experience

Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!