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Union Industrial Painter

Niles Industrial Coatings
Detroit, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 8/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/4/2025

We are looking for candidates with attention to detail and good dexterity for the position of an industrial painter. Industrial painters are responsible for maintaining technical equipment for the job and ensuring that they are in working order and prepping previously painted surfaces using blast equipment and multiple types of media, among other duties.

Moreover, industrial painters will need to operate heavy machinery, requiring stamina and physical strength.
Industrial Painter Responsibilities:

  • Painting structural steel buildings, tanks, piping, etc.
  • Prepping surfaces prior to layering paint.
  • Maintaining technical equipment for the job and ensuring that they are in working order.
  • Safely disposing of chemical waste.
  • Ensuring that high safety standards are met.
  • Utilizing different painting techniques based on the nature of the surface.
  • Utilizing special safety equipment.
  • Using viscosity cups and thickness gauges to measure the amount of paint to be used and the texture of the paint.

Industrial Painter Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Experience painting a variety of surface types.
  • Proficiency with technical machinery.
  • Ability to operate machinery.
  • Diligence and attention to detail.
  • Excellent dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Good verbal communication.

Niles Industrial Coatings is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and believes that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements therefore, we do not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, marital status or parental status, height, weight, citizenship status, arrest record, disability, genetic information, military or veterans’ status or any other legally protected status by federal, state, or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime
  • Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):
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This position is union based. Are you a part of or willing to join the Painter's Union?

  • This job requires travel to different states for extended periods of time. Is that something you are interested in?

Willingness to travel:

  • 75% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

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