Automotive Painter

Akima; Fort Sill (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO) seeks an Automotive Painter to coat and finish vehicle and equipment surfaces using a range of paints and techniques. The role includes surface prep, masking, stencil work, and maintaining paint booths in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Candidates should have at least three years of painting experience (military or civilian) and be able to pass pre-employment screening, obtain CAC clearance, and hold a REAL ID driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Three years painting experience (military or civilian).
• Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
• Ability to receive a favorable Tier-1 investigation result, obtain and maintain a CAC.
• Applicant must possess a REAL ID-compliant, state-issued driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Performs painting on a variety of light and heavy equipment using traditional methods and CARC paint as required.
• Determines best techniques and materials for surface finish.
• Prepares surfaces by grinding, sanding, smoothing, filling, shaping, and leveling.
• Mixes and applies coating materials and applies stencils as needed.
• Maintains and operates paint booth and follows SOPs.

Skills

Three years painting experience

Pass drug test

CAC eligibility

Real ID driver's license

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Job description

The Automotive Painter coats surfaces of motor vehicles such as automobiles, buses, and trucks with paint, lacquer, epoxy, resin or other material, using brushes, rollers, spray guns and other devices, removes old paint from vehicle, using liquid paint remover and scraper, smoothest surface with sandpaper and steel wool. The Painter, Automotive Worker roughens aluminum surfaces with acid solution and steel wool to ensure that paint adheres to surface, masks and covers portions of surfaces not to be painted, paints vehicle or specified portion of vehicle and may paint insignia, letters or numerals on vehicle surface using stencils.

Responsibilities

• Performs painting on a variety of light and heavy equipment, such as combat and tactical wheeled, track and artillery equipment as well as spot painting and stenciling sea land containers by any of the accepted methods of trade using painting materials that are prepared in special as well as common ways. Applying painting techniques that ensure surfaces have a smooth textured appearance and meets trade standards and military specifications.
• Determines the methods, techniques, devices, and materials that are best suited for the surface finish.
• Prepares surface by grinding, sanding, smoothing, filling, shaping, and leveling with metal synthetic resins and plastics.
• Mix and apply pre-coating agents. Prepares coating material by tinting, toning, matching, blending, and mixing in various additives.
• Applies coating with brushes, rollers, spray guns and graining devices. Cuts and applies stencils as required.
• Maintains paint booth and sets up, adjusts, and performs booth maintenance as necessary by following established standard operating procedures.
• Use authorized procedures in the preparation, application, and disposal of Chemical Agent Resistance Coating (CARC) paint.
• Move equipment in and out of booth by using material handling equipment or driving using proper ground guides.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Three years painting experience (military or civilian)
• Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
• Ability to receive a favorable TIER-1 investigation result, obtain and maintain a CAC.
• Applicant must possess a REAL ID-compliant, state-issued driver’s license.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Work is generally conducted in a shop environment. However, duties may involve the conduct of work in the out-of-doors area with a potential exposure to extreme climatic conditions.
• Work will require lifting to 50 lbs.; stoeping; climbing; prolonged standing; prolonged sitting.
• Working with or in areas where a potential could exist for exposure to physical, chemical, or biological agents.

Job ID

2026-24274

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.