Holman has a great opportunity for a Paint Department Lead to join our team in Bartlett, Illinois.

• Pay: $27 - 35 per hour, depending on experience
• Shift: Monday - Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm
• Benefits include health, dental, vision, paid time off, holidays off, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, and more!

What will you do?

- Lead, plan, and train department members responsible for performing a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled tasks related to providing quality paint jobs.

- Responsible for performing some of the most complex work in the department as well as administrative support duties.

- Serve as a mentor/resource to other employees in the department for complicated issues.

- Properly clean and prepare surfaces to be painted including degreasing/power washing, surface pre-treatment, scraping, masking, sanding, seam sealing, and other paint prepping processes.

- Read work orders and properly determine the color and amount of paint required for job(s).

- Mix paints, enamels, and primers to match standardized and specified color requirements.

- Must be able to isolate painted/unpainted areas (i.e., masking, taping doors, etc.).

- Apply and verify proper application of seam seal to bodies and compartments for quality water sealing and rust prevention.

- Apply a variety of coatings to obtain a high grade and decorative finish on both vehicles and working components.

- Ensure the required consistency and viscosity of paint for spraying or brushing.

- Correct mistakes such as smoothing rough spots, touch up painting, and repairing surface defects as necessary.

- Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all spray equipment.

- Clean and maintain the paint mixing room, air make-up units, and paint booths

- Possess an understanding and exercise extreme care during the operation and movement of large parts while using the company lifting systems.

- Inform and communicate suggestions and errors to relevant departments for the continuous improvement of the manufacturing/finishing/installation process.

- Apply all paint materials within the standard operating procedures.

- Safely work with paint waste and hazardous waste generated from the paint process.

- Comply with Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste procedures.

- Oversee hazardous waste management process.

- Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Relevant Work Experience:

- Minimum 3 years of experience required in painting and color matching in an auto paint shop or fleet truck paint shop.

- Previous experience using plural component paint spray mixing system preferred.

- Previous experience using baking booth preferred.

- Previous experience producing high quality finishes using catalyzed enamel paints and base coat/clear coat paint systems required.

- Possess knowledge and abilities for performing secondary paint operations such as sanding and buffing paint runs and imperfections, applying undercoating, applying decals and stripes, and application of non-skid coatings.

- Have basic mechanical skills to be able to remove and install handles, hardware, hinges, trim, and doors from manufactured bodies and vehicles before and after paint operations.

- Must have the tools necessary to perform required duties.

- Supervisory skills highly desired.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have any leadership experience?

Experience:

• industrial wet spray: 3 years (Preferred)
• plural component spray equipment: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person