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Painter - D Shift

Ducommun

Parsons, KSJobSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Location
Parsons, KS
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Hazardous Waste Training

Job overview

Ducommun seeks a Painter to coat products and materials with paint or rust-proofing agents using compressed-air spray equipment. The role includes preparing and mixing paint, applying coatings to work-order and military specifications, curing primers, and managing hazardous waste. Depending on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience, the hire may be placed at entry, intermediate, or expert level.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mil Thickness Gauge OperationForklift OperationOverhead Crane OperationSafety OrientationReading BlueprintsReading MylarsBasic Computer SkillsHazardous Waste Management

Qualifications

High School DiplomaRelated Experience or TrainingHazardous Waste Training

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Painter - D Shift

This shift runs Thursday - Sunday 6pm to 6am.

Tends machine equipped with compressed air spray nozzles that coat products or materials with paint or rust proofing agents.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Parsons, Ks manufactures precision parts for passenger and military aircraft. Travelers around the world count on our employees for their commitment to quality.

Why Ducommun?

  • Excellent company culture – as recognized by Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces

  • Clean working environment

  • Opportunity for career growth

  • Great benefits including paid vacation and sick time, 401K match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, annual bonus plan, and tuition reimbursement

Job Summary

  • Pours premixed paint or lacquer into reservoir of machine and couples hose to paint pots or cup guns.

  • Adjusts sleeve on nozzles to attain specified spraying pressure and turns thumbscrew to adjust spray pattern towards articles or materials to be coated.

  • Mixes paints with thinner solution according to formula.

  • Applies dry lube and paint per work order and mil specifications.

  • Bakes certain primers in curing oven per specifications.

  • Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in their work area.

  • Other duties as assigned may include but not limited to sand blasting and spraying maskant for chem-mill.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Ability to operate or learn to operate a mil thickness gauge required.

  • Ability to operate a forklift.

  • Ability to operate an overhead crane.

  • Must be safety oriented.

  • Read and understand internal procedures and policies.

  • Understand and follow through on both verbal and written instructions.

  • Team oriented with a continuous improvement outlook.

  • Basic Computer Skills - able to learn new screens, reports, functions and simple software programs with assistance.

Required Experience and Education

  • High School Diploma; up to 3 years related experience in job function and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Able to read blueprints and mylars

  • Basic Computer Skills - able to learn new screens, reports, functions and simple software programs with assistance

  • Satisfactorily complete hazardous waste training to ensure compliance.

This is a generic job posting for a Painter. Depending on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, they will be hired into an entry (I) level, intermediate (II) level or expert (III) level job and pay scale.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

3333 Main Street

Parsons, Kansas, 67357

United States

How this job compares

Set against the 430 open Painter jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$21–26/hr177 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 430 open Painter jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Painter postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (180 postings).
Education
1 of the 430 open Painter jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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