2nd Shift Automotive Paint Technician: Color Match & Quality

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals in Kentwood, MI seeks a Paint Technician to support an automotive manufacturing team with quality testing and paint process responsibilities. The role emphasizes accuracy, speed, and adherence to customer specifications in a dynamic plant environment.

Responsibilities include applying sealers and top coats, matching finishes to colors, manual spray work, inventory tracking, and basic maintenance of spray booths and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or certificate of equivalency.
• Background in Automotive, paint robots, understands paint process.
• 6+ months painting technician experience.

Responsibilities

• Applies spray sealer and top coats
• Matches finishes to custom colors
• Hand Spray first shots and samples
• Track Supplies (Paint inventory and material)
• Maintains basic preventive maintenance on spray booths and equipment
• Performs basic functions on the ERP computer system (clocking in and out, work order maintenance)
• Keeps work area neat and clean according to company standards
• Set up paint booth per paint production schedule

Skills

Painting experience

Automotive paint process knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Express Employment Professionals in Kentwood, MI seeks a Paint Technician to support an automotive manufacturing team with quality testing and paint process responsibilities. The role emphasizes accuracy, speed, and adherence to customer specifications in a dynamic plant environment.

Responsibilities include applying sealers and top coats, matching finishes to colors, manual spray work, inventory tracking, and basic maintenance of spray booths and ERP systems.