Job Description

Painter

MMI Industrial & Steel - MESA, AZ 85210

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare steel components for painting by cleaning, sanding, grinding, and masking all required surfaces.
• Apply primer, paint, and finish coatings using spray guns and related equipment in accordance with quality, safety, and production standards.
• Work inside a paint booth and follow all required PPE, respirator use, and chemical-handling safety protocols.
• Maintain coating accuracy, consistency, and surface quality while meeting production timelines and job specifications.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, and equipment used in the preparation and coating of steel materials.
• Move throughout the shop and position self around large steel components, including accessing elevated areas (ladders, platforms, or scaffolding) as required by the task.
• Keep the work area clean, organized, and free of hazards; identify and report safety concerns promptly.
• Communicate with team members to coordinate workflow, ensure accuracy, and verify job requirements.
• Inspect completed work for quality, neatness, and adherence to coating specifications.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods and remain in a stationary or semi-stationary position during surface preparation and painting tasks.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials or equipment up to 50 lbs. , consistent with medium-duty physical demands .
• Ability to bend, reach, squat, kneel, climb, and maneuver in tight or confined spaces to access all sides of steel components.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions required for sanding, taping/masking, grinding, and use of spray equipment.
• Ability to work inside a paint booth with appropriate PPE, including respirators, and tolerate exposure to fumes, airborne particulates, chemicals, and fluctuating temperatures (hot/cold) with proper ventilation controls .
• Ability to move throughout the shop and between workstations as needed to complete assigned tasks.
• Ability to safely operate or work around machinery, powered tools, and shop equipment.

MMI has strong reason for existing. Our Purpose is “To improve the lives of MMI Employees, Customers, & Vendors”

We live our Core Values every day

• Happy – Choose to be happy and treat others with respect.
• Hungry – Seek learning and create opportunities. Adapt to change.
• Hardworking – Be ambitious and obsessed with quality.
• Honorable – Demonstrate humility and integrity and put the team first.

If you appreciate our purpose and embrace our core values stated above, we invite you to apply.

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