Washer/Painter/Fork Truck Operator- 2nd shift

What you’ll do:

•    Perform all required duties to clean and prepare iron and aluminum castings and sheet metal parts for painting and/or assembly; to powder coat or spray paint parts and to operate a forklift truck.
•    Place parts in baskets and operate hoist to immerse in a series of acid, alkaline and rinse baths. 
•    Run parts through a series of acid and/or caustic solutions to obtain bright dip on parts not to be painted.
•    Perform simple chemical tests and add proper quantities of chemicals to maintain specified PH levels, concentrations and temperatures as directed. 
•    Maintain logs, checklists, test records, scrap reports and process documentation as specified. 
•    Clean tanks and process equipment as needed. Operate foam packing equipment as required or directed.
•    Apply powder or spray paint to various shaped parts to obtain primer or finish coats; avoid runs, sags, pinholes and other painting defects. 
•    Operate and adjust oven controls, valves, skimmers, pumps, chemical feed stations, powder coat stations and spray paint equipment to ensure the quality of the finished product.  
•    Detect and report faulty equipment and defective materials and report all questionable conditions to supervision.  
•    Prepare and submit work requests according to specified procedures.
•    Responsible for replenishing perishable tooling and putting into appropriate crib store's location.  
•    Facilitate gauge control in and out of department for calibration. 
•    Operate forklift truck or hand cart to move, stack and deliver material within or between departments as needed.  
•    Exercise care in stacking to avoid shifting or falling of materials. 
•    Run errands as instructed.  
•    Change LP tanks or check battery water following preventative maintenance procedures.
•    Exercise care in handling and containing chemicals and chemical wastes or spills per specified environmental procedures. 
•    Immediately report all spills to proper supervision.  
•    Follow standard or prescribed safety regulations.  
•    Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition following department procedures. Administer 5 S’s.
•    Operate floor scrubber as required or directed. 
•    Perform similar or associated duties as required or directed.
•    Complete training as assigned. 

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
•    High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate.
•    Previous fork lift experience
•    Spray painting experience in an auto body shop
•    No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of Syracuse, NY (50 miles) will be considered for this position.
•    Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.  This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications: 
•    Additional educational or vocational training is a plus but not required.

Additional Information:

Physical and Environmental Factors: 
•    Occasional lifting of parts up to 25 pounds. 
•    Most parts typically weigh 5 pounds or less. 
•    Most lifting of material is utilized by a hoist.  
•    Prolonged standing throughout the shift. 
•    Repetitive motions involving the use of hand tools during the respective build.

Eligibility: 
•    No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of Syracuse, NY (50 miles) will be considered for this position.
•    Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.  This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.