Automotive Painter

Amentum•Texarkana, TX

About The Position

The Automotive Painter paints or removes paint from contract units according to customer specifications and applies corrosion-control methods and technologies. The position reports to a Supervisor. Work is performed at Red River Army Depot. The role coats and prepares surfaces using primers, paints, lacquers, epoxies, resins, and other materials; removes old paint; smooths or roughens surfaces to prepare them for coating; masks areas not to be painted; and paints insignia, letters, or numerals using stencils. The employee must follow applicable safety, quality, operational, and environmental procedures and fulfill assigned safety and quality responsibilities. The work involves standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and occasionally sitting, climbing, or balancing. It requires frequent lifting or moving of up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds. The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, wet or humid conditions, high places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather, extreme cold, and electrical-shock risks. The work environment is usually loud and may include unsafe conditions or unmitigated hazards. The employee must be available to work any shift, including weekends and additional hours as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of recent experience in maintenance, water blasting, sand blasting, bead blasting, overhaul, and painting or depainting of contract-unit equipment.
Normal color vision.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization; U.S. citizenship is required for credentials or authorization at this work location.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and government background check.
Ability to read, speak, and write English.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC), if required.
Availability to work any shift, weekends, and other hours as needed.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including lifting or moving up to 50 pounds occasionally.
PFT and respirator fit test may be required.
Access to the depot requires covered individuals to be registered with the United States Selective Service.

Responsibilities

Coat contract-unit surfaces with primer, paint, lacquer, epoxy, resin, or other materials using brushes, rollers, spray guns, and other devices.
Remove old paint using liquid paint remover and a scraper or plastic- or sand-media blasting techniques.
Smooth surfaces with sandpaper and steel wool.
Roughen aluminum surfaces with acid solution and steel wool to promote paint adhesion and provide corrosion control to customer specifications.
Mask and cover portions of surfaces that are not to be painted.
Paint insignia, letters, or numerals on vehicle surfaces using stencils.
Perform other position-related duties as assigned or requested.
Follow safety requirements, complete required training, fulfill self-aid and buddy-aid responsibilities, and participate in emergency response tasks and safety committees or teams as appropriate.
Comply with Amentum quality policies, quality-system documents, customer contracts, and applicable quality and customer-satisfaction responsibilities.
Read, understand, and implement applicable operational, safety, quality, and environmental plans, procedures, and policies.