Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

A day in this role

You arrive to a clean, organized paint booth, run your equipment checks, and perform quick preventative maintenance to keep everything running smoothly. With the day’s Bills of Material and work instructions in hand, you stage parts, deburr edges before welding, and prepare surfaces for a flawless finish. You set up and operate painting equipment to coat mechanical products, monitor quality and safety throughout, and—when needed—assist with light assembly to move products to the next station. Before you wrap up, you note improvements, share an update with management, and ready the booth for tomorrow.

About AMACO

Founded in 1919, American Art Clay Company (AMACO) pioneered the commercial production of ceramic and non-ceramic clays, lead-free glazes, electric kilns, and potter’s wheels. As a founding member of the Arts and Creative Materials Institute (since 1936), we champion safety standards for art materials. Today, this fourth-generation, family-owned company continues to build high-quality ceramic supplies and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, creativity, and collaboration grounded in safety, quality, customer care, teamwork, respect, and learning.

Reporting lines

• Reports to: Mechanical Supervisor
• May receive daily work assignments from: Crew Lead

Core responsibilities

• Set up and operate painting equipment to finish mechanical products.
• Perform operational checks and preventative maintenance on the booth and related equipment.
• Prepare parts for paint (cleaning, masking, and surface prep) and deburr prior to welding.
• Execute incidental painting tasks as assigned with a focus on quality and safety.
• Support basic product assembly when needed.
• Safely lift and move materials weighing up to 70 lbs.

Skills and capabilities

• Strong reading comprehension; able to follow Bills of Material (BOMs) and processing/work instructions.
• Comfort operating material handling equipment and all tools required for assigned duties.
• Clear verbal and written communication; able to present brief updates to management.
• Capable of wearing a respirator and working in hot environments.

Work environment & physical demands

• Extended standing; frequent lifting/moving up to 25 lbs; occasional sitting, climbing/balancing, and stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling.
• Regular talking and hearing; frequent use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms.
• Vision: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Hot shop environment at times; respirator use required for certain tasks.
• Heavy lifting up to 70 lbs as job demands.

Schedule & travel

• Full-time, Monday–Friday; 40+ hours per week.
• Occasional evenings/weekends based on production needs.
• No travel expected.

Education & experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ year of related experience preferred.

Preferred proficiencies

• Warehouse experience
• Mechanical assembly skills
• Manufacturing environment experience

Other information

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may evolve at any time with or without notice to meet business needs.

Compliance

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities .

EEO Statement:

AMACO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: AMACO is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AMACO are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the location where we operate. AMACO will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Job Tags

Full time, Monday to Friday, Afternoon shift

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