How do they match: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Paint Dipper
  • Paint Line Operator
  • Paint Operator
  • Paint Prep Tech
  • Paint Preparation Technician
  • Paint Prepper
  • Paint Specialist
  • Paint Spray Tender
  • Paint Tech
  • Paint Technician
  • Painter
  • Painting Machine Operator
  • Coater
  • Coater Operator
  • Coating Machine Operator
  • Coating Operator
  • Abrasive Coating Machine Operator
  • Abrasive Coating Machine Setup Operator
  • Aircraft Painter
  • Auto Paint Prepper
  • Auto Paint Tech
  • Auto Painter
  • Auto Body Painter
  • Auto Spray Painter
  • Automatic Paint Sprayer Operator
  • Automobile Painter
  • Automobile Body Painter
  • Automotive Paint Prepper
  • Automotive Paint Technician
  • Automotive Painter
  • Automotive Body Painter
  • Automotive Spray Painter
  • Boat Painter
  • Body Painter
  • Brake Linings Coater
  • Car Painter
  • Carbon Coating Machine Operator
  • Carbon Paper Coating Machine Setter
  • Dip Painter
  • Electrostatic Paint Operator
  • Emulsion Coater
  • Finish Painter
  • Foxing Painter
  • Furniture Painter
  • Hardboard Coating Machine Operator
  • Industrial Painter
  • Industrial Spray Painter
  • Mobile Paint Specialist
  • PCB Coating Equipment Operator
  • Paper Coater
  • Paper Coating Machine Operator
  • Pill Coater
  • Powder Coater
  • Printed Circuit Boards Coating Equipment Operator
  • Production Painter
  • Railroad Car Painter
  • Sandblaster Paint Sprayer
  • Shipyard Painter
  • Shot Coat Tender
  • Smoking Pipe Coater
  • Spray Painter
  • Spray Painting Machine Operator
  • Tablet Coater
  • Tactical Vehicle Painter
  • Tape Coater
  • Top Coater
  • Touch Up Painter
  • Transportation Equipment Painter
  • Tumbling Barrel Painter
  • Vehicle Painter
  • Wire Coater
  • Wire Coating Machine Operator

  • 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.

  • Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of surfaces between coats.
  • Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
  • Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
  • Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare for painting.
  • Mix paints to match color specifications or original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
  • Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
  • Operate auxiliary machines or equipment used in coating or painting processes.
  • Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
  • Prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals, or other decorative items to finished products.
  • Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
  • Remove materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools.
  • Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
  • 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.
  • Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
  • Weigh or measure chemicals, coatings, or paints before adding them to machines.

  • Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
  • Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
  • Operate painting or coating equipment.