Shift Hours

generally Mon-Thursday, 5am-3:15pm

Job Description

Successful candidates will use different spray applications to apply protective coatings to both commercial and defense components.

Essential Duties

Moves switches and dials to start flow current and to activate conveyor and paint spraying equipment.
Turns valves and observes gauges to set pressure and to control flow of paint to each spray station.
Adjusts thermostat to maintain specified temperature in paint tanks.
Inspects painted units for runs, sags, and unpainted areas.
Readjusts pressure valves to control direction and pattern of spray and to correct flaws in coating.
Cleans paint from ceiling and walls of booth, conveyor hooks or grid, and from disks, cones, spray heads, and hoses.
Hand sprays parts to cover unpainted areas or apply rust preventative.
Mixes paint according to specifications with viscometer to regulate consistency according to changes in atmospheric conditions.

Education Level

Vocational/CTC graduate in Automotive Body/Collision Repair

Experience

To be considered for these positions, candidates must have successfully completed a minimum of two (2) years of current Automotive Body/Collision Repair training.

Previous Auto Body painting experience is preferred.
Work requires a high level of attention to detail, and the motivation to learn to operate all of our painting equipment.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to have the ability to concentrate and perform responsibilities by maintaining a constant state of focus and mental alertness. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands (including gripping & grasping) and reach with arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee will frequently walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision requirements such as color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. There is frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts with occasional exposure to wet and/ or humid conditions and extreme cold or heat. The employee is at risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.