Body Shop Painter 2nd Shift - Hueneme Port Team

Glovis • Port Hueneme, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

GLOVIS America, Inc. is hiring a Body Shop Painter for its Hueneme Port team. The role performs minor bodywork, vehicle preparation, priming, painting to factory standards, and post-refinishing wet sanding and buffing. The painter checks color codes, selects toners, mixes paint, performs spray-outs, applies paint and clear coat, and works inside a heated spray booth. The position also involves maintaining spraying equipment, handling paint and material disposal, and assisting other production departments as needed. Overtime availability is required.

This position is based in a plant manufacturing/warehouse setting at Port Hueneme, California. The work involves a buffer machine, PPG color machine, and scanners, with exposure to loud vehicle and machinery noise, indoor and outdoor weather conditions, chemicals and fumes, and a paint booth. Physical activities include frequent use of foot controls and hands, lifting and carrying typically 15 pounds and up to 35 pounds, standing and walking for more than five hours daily, and other movement such as climbing, reaching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, squatting, crawling, jumping, driving, bending, stooping, and crouching.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 3 years of automotive paint experience.
• Training in PPG Envirobase and the PPG Colormatch System.
• Valid, unrestricted state-issued driver's license.
• Understanding of factory paint standards and best practices for body shop preparation and painting.
• Experience using hand-held and power tools.
• Ability to drive both automatic and stick-shift vehicles.
• Quality control analysis skills, including conducting tests and inspections to evaluate quality or performance.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Availability for overtime.
• Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, with reasonable accommodations available where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Inspect vehicle damage and bodywork before painting.
• Prepare vehicles for painting, including sanding, masking, applying primer, and using body filler (Bondo).
• Check color codes, select toners, mix paint, and perform spray-outs of colors being used.
• Paint vehicle surfaces to factory standards and apply clear coat.
• Use the PPG Color Match System.
• Wet sand and buff vehicles after refinishing.
• Clean spraying equipment with solvents.
• Dispose of paint and other materials.
• Assist in other production departments as needed and perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED