Paint Technician
Company: Lincoln Electric
Location: Euclid
Posted on: June 29, 2025
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Job Description:
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design,
and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated
joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting
equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and
soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for
its leading materials science, software development, automation
engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers'
fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B
publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees
around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and
automation system integration locations across 21 countries and
maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices
serving customers in over 160 countries. Location: Euclid - 22801
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time Function: Manufacturing Req ID:
26070 ? ? Job Responsibilities PURPOSE: The primary function of a
Paint Technician is to provide process documentation, process
support and routine maintenance on both powder and liquid paint
systems as well as wash systems. This includes creating and
maintaining process documentation, resolving issues that arise,
driving continuous improvement, and sustaining the system. The
successful candidate will collaborate between operations,
maintenance, and other departments as needed to provide a
sustainable paint and wash processes that meets all specifications,
while driving improvements in safety, quality and productivity. JOB
DESCRIPTION (DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES): • Supervises and
performs maintenance and cleaning of the paint and wash systems at
predetermined intervals including wash system, paint booth,
environmental room, wastewater treatment, filter changes, and other
critical items to maintain the required performance of the systems
and product specifications. • Drains, refills, and recharges wash,
chemical, and rinse tanks on a predetermined schedule. • Recharges
dosing tanks when low. • Perform titrations to check concentrations
of chemical tanks and make necessary adjustments if needed. •
Calibrate conductivity, PH, and other meters at specified
intervals. • Determine and maintain optimal wash nozzle and paint
gun positioning and settings. • Ensure climate control settings
(temperature, fan settings, and humidity where applicable) are
maintained throughout the systems including but not limited to the
wash, powder paint environmental rooms, cure ovens and cool down
chambers. • Change out and manage chemicals which includes making
sure the containers are properly cleaned prior to disposal. • Runs
paint test panels as required by engineering for quality and
reliability testing. • Perform oven profiling periodically as
specified by engineering. • Manage start up and shut down of the
systems. • Maintain and create process instructions for painting
and washing parts such as loading and unloading parts, paint color
changes, system operation and maintenance, and any other pertinent
documentation. • Monitor waste water treatment system. • Other
assignments as assigned by the manager. Job Requirements BASIC
REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum 5 years of experience with wash systems,
powder paint, and liquid paint systems or 7 years of experience in
related field with high school diploma or GED. • Able to
troubleshoot and solve manufacturing problems. Attention to detail
when needed. • Excellent ability and experience reading and
calibrating gages and meters. • Experience working with chemicals,
measuring, and mixing them to achieve the initial desired
concentrations and to maintain concentrations. • Possess a
comprehensive understanding of wash and paint systems with
demonstrated performance in the job of maintaining and sustaining
them. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. • Ability to work independently
or as part of a team. • Very good organizational skills as well as
written and oral communication skills. • Ability to handle a
variety of assignments and changing priorities. • Good computer
skills with ability to effectively use Microsoft Excel, Word, and
Power Point. • Ability to work effectively and efficiently
independently, cross functionally, or part of a team. • Excellent
safety / quality mindset. • Ability to be effective working with
shop floor employees and to adjust work schedules at times if
needed. • Able to perform hands on work as required. • Able to
gather and analyze data to make good fact based decisions. Lincoln
Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to
promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without
regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex
(including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,
including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation,
gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic
information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or
local law.
Keywords: Lincoln Electric, Canton , Paint Technician, Engineering , Euclid, Ohio