Industrial Spraypainters

Industrial Spraypainters operate spray painting equipment to paint and apply other industrial coatings to manufactured items. Vehicle Painters are excluded from this unit group.

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

#### In Australia:

- AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

**Tasks include:**

- grinding, sanding and cleaning surfaces of items to be painted - loading paint, oil, lacquer, varnish and rustproofing agents into spray equipment - connecting hoses to spray equipment and adjusting spray nozzles to required pressure - securing items to be sprayed within spray booths or placing them onto conveyors - directing spray guns to apply even coatings - moving items to drying areas and stacking them for further painting and packaging - starting and monitoring extractor and drying fans, and heaters - cleaning nozzles, containers and hoses of equipment - may operate paint dipping baths - may mix coating solutions and regulate their temperature