Sidetrimmer - 3rd Shift

Portland, ORPosted Jul 23, 2026

The employee will become part of the Purdy paintbrush manufacturing team. Purdy manufactures professional painting tools of the highest quality. This position will be responsible for ensuring that all raw materials are properly stocked for all operations. Safety is a core value at Sherwin-Williams operations. It is a job requirement for all Purdy employees to participate in our safety program. Employee involvement and communication is essential for continuous safety improvement in all areas of operational excellence: Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and People.

Additional Information: 

Schedule: 3rd Shift Sunday - Friday 10:00pm - 6:15am 

Shift Differential: $0.75/hour 

This position is also eligible for a bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.  

Job duties include contact with other employees, operating heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and vendors. 

  • Use scanner to scan on and off orders. Input accurate data into scanner
  • Comb both sides of each brush
  • Trim both sides and top of each brush
  • Inspect the quality of each trim
  • Re-trim any brushes that are returned by the inspector
  • Constantly monitor quality of handles, brush heads, and finished brushes
  • Remove defective brushes from the order
  • Take seconds to supervisor or team lead for review
  • Keep work area clean and conduct a final cleaning near the end of each shift
  • Print labels for boxing
  • Put master pack label on copy
  • Maintain Accurate Metrics: Units Trimmed, Seconds, etc.

Minimum Requirements: 

  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Have at least one (1) year of experience operating machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
  • Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods
  • Have experience with fine manipulation (such as sewing, cutting hair or related activities)

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