High Steel Structures is one of the largest steel fabricators in North America. The company produces steel superstructures for bridges, including some of the most iconic structures in the nation. The company also supplies girders and weldments for construction and industrial applications.

We are actively seeking an experienced Coating Specialists to join our 1st shift team! Schedule: Mon-Fri, 7AM-3:30PM. 

Coating Specialists/Painters are responsible for performing various tasks to prepare metal surfaces; apply standard finishes to machined parts as directed by blueprints and job requirements; sanding; and ensuring pieces are prepared for inspection and shipping. 

Our next team-member will ideally possess the following educational and work qualifications:

• A high school diploma or general equivalent (GED) required


• Industrial painting/coatings experience desired.


• The ability to work from prints, specification tables and with adjustable layout and measuring instruments desired


• Ability to apply specified coatings to steel bridge beams and cross members

Working for The High Companies:

At High Steel Structures co-workers always come first. This belief is as strong today as it was when The High Companies was founded over 90 years ago! We offer excellent benefit programs to support co-workers in all aspects of their lives!

• Excellent benefits including medical, dental and vision available for full-time coworkers.


• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match


• Paid Vacation after 90 days


• 10 paid Holidays


• Co-Worker Referral Bonus


• Tuition Assistance with 100 percent reimbursement for approved courses and degree programs which are job related and approved in advance by your supervisor


• Employee Assistance Program provides professional, confidential assistance for any type of personal issue you or your eligible dependents are experiencing


• High Family Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually to the children of High co-workers working at least 1,000 hours per year and employed for at least two years. Recipients are awarded $4,000 for each year they are enrolled in a two- or four-year accredited degree program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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