Painter I

Terex Corporation • Grove City, OH

5d

About The Position

Prepare vehicles for painting by sanding, performing light body work, taping, and chemically washing surfaces to achieve a quality painting surface. The role includes preparing and finishing products to meet established quality and time standards, using hand and power tools, and following applicable safety requirements. Other responsibilities or training may be assigned by the line manager.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous experience in automotive painting and paint preparation preferred.
• Ability to perform operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
• Ability to recognize expected quality and reproduce it.
• Ability to operate dual-action sanders, grinders, and miscellaneous hand tools.
• Ability to spray primers using an air paint system.
• General knowledge of quality requirements for producing acceptable finish paint.
• Ability to learn to mix primers and other paint products.
• General knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards.
• Ability to regularly lift or move up to 40 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to work from squatting, kneeling, or bending positions and with arms above the head.
• Ability to work from ladders or scaffolding and stand at a workstation for ten hours a day, excluding specified breaks.
• Ability to safely use specified hand, air, and power tools and machinery, and to operate protective safety equipment.
• Vision abilities including close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Ability to handle and dispose of hazardous waste.
• Ability to work in noisy and dusty conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in automotive painting and paint preparation.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Occasionally repair holes, major dents, and other body damage.
• Buff and polish surfaces to achieve an acceptable finished-product quality.
• Seal seams and properly prepare products for painting.
• Wipe areas to be painted with degreaser and solvent.
• Grind welds and fill them with body filler.
• Mask edges and areas that should not be painted.
• Fill dents and gouges in metal.
• Air-file, mix, sand, and apply body fillers to finished surfaces.
• Use a double-action sander.
• Apply caulking to appropriate areas.
• Perform other responsibilities or training as requested by the line manager.

What This Job Offers

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