Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Battle Creek, Michigan
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.
Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders on average make:
$52,000 ($25.00/hour).
The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
91
and by 2028 that number is projected to:
decrease to 89.
We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
8 every year.
The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a high school diploma/GED.
The typical training needed after hire is:
long-term on-the-job training.
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Other Job Titles
Abrasive Coating Machine Operator, Abrasive Coating Machine Setup Operator, Air Drier, Air Drier Machine Operator, Aircraft Painter, Auto Body Painter (Automotive Body Painter), Auto Painter (Automobile Painter), Auto Refinisher (Automobile Refinisher), Auto Striper (Automotive Striper), Automatic Paint Sprayer Operator
Tools Used
Abrasive disc wheels, Adjustable hand wrenches, Adjustable wrench sets, Air compressors, Air-assisted spraying systems, Airless gravity pumps, Automated paint mixing equipment, Blow torches, Claw hammers, Compressed air systems
Tasks
- Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects or deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary.
- Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
- Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
- Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
- Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
Personality
Attention to Detail, Dependability, Self-Control, Persistence, Adaptability/Flexibility, Independence, Cooperation, Achievement/Effort, Stress Tolerance, Initiative
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