Auto Body Painter

Endera Corporation; Ohio; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Endera Motors, LLC seeks an Auto Body Painter to prep and paint school, activity, and commercial buses. Under supervision, you will prep surfaces, perform body work, and apply finish coatings to meet specifications.

A strong background in painting, attention to detail, and safety are essential. The role requires the ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and collaborate with team members to ensure high quality finishes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 years automotive bodywork/painting experience preferred.
• Must be a self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Good time management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Proactive, positive team approach to problem resolution.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with coworkers and management.
• Ability to follow written, oral, or diagram instructions.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cleans unpainted bus bodies or parts to be painted.
• Inspects bodies for defects and performs repairs as needed.
• Performs body work, sanding, and seam sealing as required.
• Paints bus chassis and bodies using single stage and base/clear coat.
• Maintains a clean, safe work area and proper PPE; keeps tools in good order.
• Supports teammates as needed and follows paint department procedures.

Skills

Self-starter

Time management

Ownership of responsibilities

Team player

Problem solving

Relationships building

Common sense

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Endera was founded with the purpose of making high quality commercial electric fleet vehicles in 2019. Creating the Endera line of all-electric vehicles stems from a belief that our world deserves better. Our founders set out on a mission to build an all-electric commercial vehicle that is dependable, technologically advanced, cost effective, and energy efficient. With a clear goal to guide the way, Endera has grown rapidly and has become the leader in delivering state of the art, high quality commercial electric vehicles to market. We will continue to innovate and do our part to preserve the environment by creating vehicles to reduce carbon emissions.Overview: Assembler of school, activity, and commercial buses.Position Summary:Under the general supervision of the Paint Supervisor, the Auto Body Painter performs tasks required to prep school and commercial chassis and bodies. This position requires a strong background and experience in body work and painting. This position will inspect areas to be painted to ensure that the finish coat will meet specifications. The Painter inspects his/her work for defects and corrects as needed, and maintains personal safety equipment, paint department tools and equipment in proper operating order. Painter’s must maintain a clean and orderly workspace and be able to operate with little supervision.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Follows prescribed paint department procedures prior to making repairs.Preps and cleans unpainted bus bodies or unpainted external parts to be painted.Checks entire bus body for any defects and makes repairs as needed.Perform body work, sanding, seam sealing etc. as needed.Paints bus chassis and bodies using single stage and base/clearMaintain cleans work area including the paint booth, paint kitchen, spraying equipment and tools used in the painting process.Maintains all personal protective equipment.Assist other team members as needed.Pay is commensurate with experienceEducation and/or Experience:High School Diploma or GED1 - 3 years of related automotive bodywork/painting experienceEquivalent combination of education and experienceExperience in Production, Assembly, or Light Manufacturing desiredRequirements:Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and with little supervisionMust demonstrate good time management skillsMust demonstrate ownership of assigned responsibilities and ability to get the job done correctly and in a timely mannerMust possess a proactive and positive team approach to problem resolutionMust have the ability to establish strong working relationships with co-workers and managementMust have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formWorking Conditions and Environment: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)Long and varied hours required occasionallyWillingness to work off-shifts is a plus (eligible for shift premium)Travel: Yes NoIf yes, the % of travel time required: 0%Physical Demands (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions):While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance. The employee will frequently lift and/or move 20-25 pounds and may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.Endera Motors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endera Corporation (“Endera”), is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy disability, medical condition, disability or veteran status (that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions) all as defined by applicable laws.