Painter

Volvo Group; Lexington (TN); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Volvo Group is seeking a paint technician to apply finishes to production parts in a closed spray booth, ensuring thickness and texture meet specifications while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

Expect to follow 5S, safety and environmental instructions, participate in Kaizen events, and assist with inventory and equipment maintenance. This role offers competitive hourly pay and benefits, with growth opportunities within Volvo Group.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• On-the-job training in paint application, spray techniques and spray gun maintenance.
• Annual portable fire extinguisher and RCRA training completed.

Responsibilities

• Paint parts to specifications using a hand-held spray gun.
• Maintain quality and adherence to customer specifications.
• Keep a clean, safe work environment and perform 5S activities.
• Move hazardous material and perform stocking of supplies.
• Repair and rework parts as needed and support management goals.

Skills

Coordination

Spray painting

Eye-hand coordination

Safety training

PPE training

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Tools

Hand-held spray gun

Spray booth

5S practices

Job description

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Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Position Summary:

Paint various production parts to specifications, ensuring consistent quality and adherence to customer specifications while maintaining a clean and safe work environment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Punctuality and daily attendance.
• Operate and use hand-held electrostatic spray gun.
• Maintain operational condition of paint gun.
• Apply wet paint film of specific thickness and texture to production parts in a quality manner within timed sequences.
• Operate blow-off nozzle; moderate to heavy lifting to remove excess water from parts.
• Maintain quality standards for work incoming and outgoing.
• Move hazardous material.
• Cleanup of shop and work area.
• Rework of parts to be painted.
• Ordering and stocking supplies.
• Performs other duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management to support Volvo Penta goals and objectives.

Within the framework of VPS/Quality/Environment/Safety are the following roles:

• Do your job, improve your job, develop yourself and develop your team.
• Follow all quality work instructions to ensure compliance with customer specifications and product requirements.
• Follow all environmental/safety work instructions to maintain compliance with Volvo standards and applicable legal requirements.
• Complete and sustain daily 5S activities to support a safe, organized, and efficient work environment.
• Submit safety observations as required to promote continuous improvement and workplace safety.
• Initiate Kaizen improvements/PSM and actively participate in cross-functional Kaizen/PMS events as needed to drive operational excellence.
• Actively work with waste identification and analysis to support productivity, quality, and cost improvement goals

Skills and Knowledge Required:

• Must have good coordination and ability to stand, move, bend, and stoop with calculated movements in order to paint various size and dimensions of parts using hand-held spray gun.
• Requires full range of vision and eye coordination.
• Requires on-the-job training in paint application, spray techniques, and spray gun maintenance.
• Must be trained in Basic Liquid Spray Technology.
• Annual portable fire extinguisher training.
• RCRA training annually.

Education and Experience:

• High school graduate or equivalent required

Equipment Used and Working Environment:

• Hand-held electrostatic spray gun.
• Respirators (Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the face piece and the face or that interferes with valve function is not permitted)
• Coveralls (PPE).
• Gloves and painters boots (PPE).
• Must be able to work inside closed spray booth area, exposed to paint and solvent fumes.
• Must be able to withstand high heat and humid conditions as well as high noise level conditions.
• Must be able to life moderate to heavy loads.

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $21.24 - $26.24/ hour, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
• Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Volvo Penta

a world-leading supplier of engines and complete drive systems for marine and industrial applications, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who works with passion, trust each other and embraces change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.