Spray Foam Insulation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Spray Foam Insulation Technician

This role is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Want to continue to grow and enhance your career within a locally owned company? Do you strive to achieve high performance and enjoy making an impact on the community where integrity and excellence is valued and where you can take your career to the next level?

Then, we have a place for you!

What We Offer:

• Exciting innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment
• Challenging and progressive career development
• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive Health & Benefit programs
• Retirement Program with Employer Match!
• Best practice Paid Time Off policies and paid holidays
• Open communication and team-building events
• And much more to motivated, results-oriented individuals who want to make a real difference in their community and role

What You'll Do:

As the Spray Foam Insulation Technician, you will apply two-part polyurethane spray foam insulation to manufactured products while ensuring proper coverage, thickness, adhesion, and finish quality. You will operate and clean specialized spray equipment in a climate-controlled manufacturing environment.

Your Accountabilities in the Role:

• Sets up, operates, and maintains two-part polyurethane spray foam equipment for consistent, high-quality insulation application.
• Applies spray foam insulation to industrial HVAC equipment, insulated wall panels, bases, and other manufactured components according to production specifications.
• Maintains a smooth, even foam application that remains flat and requires minimal grinding or rework while minimizing material waste.
• Properly purges, cleans, and maintains spray equipment throughout each shift to ensure reliable operation and extend equipment life.
• Inspects completed work for proper foam thickness, adhesion, coverage, and overall quality, making adjustments as needed.

Position Requirements:

• Education: A HS Diploma or GED preferred; will consider an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Experience: 2+ years of spray foam experience required.
• Certifications: NA
• Functional Skills: Strong mechanical skills; high attention to detail with an ability to read, understand, and apply procedures, specifications, blue prints and bill of material; Strong problem-solving skills; Basic math and counting skills are required. Critical thinking to solve issues independently or by getting assistance to ensure accuracy is important.
• Technology Skills: Basic computer skills.
• Language Skills:Basic reading, writing and verbal communication skills.
• Leadership/ Behaviors: Demonstrated high work ethic and value system, focused on quality, safety and accuracy.
• Culture Match: Respectful of team members and policies, goal and customer-focused; has the ability to stay focused on quality, as well as producing and enhancing efficiencies within the team. Requires an excellent work ethic to lead by example.

Other Important Information:

Pay/Salary : Pay is commensurate with proven expertise.

And, the compensation will grow as the team member grows!

Reports To: Shift Supervisor

Core Hours:

Day Shift: 6:00 am to 4:30 pm

Night Shift: 5:00 pm – 3:00 am

Typical Work Week: Mon-Thurs; Fridays are OT as needed; 40-48 hours a week on average

Direct Reports: None

Travel: None

Work Conditions: Manufacturing environment with moderate to high noise level, PPE required.