Painter III Lead

REV Group; Grove City (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled automotive paint technician to prepare and finish specialty vehicles. This role involves sanding, buffing, and applying paint to ensure high-quality finishes that meet strict standards. Join a company known for its commitment to innovation and quality in the emergency vehicle sector, where your skills will contribute to the safety of first responders. If you have a passion for automotive craftsmanship and a keen eye for detail, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace a rewarding career in a supportive environment that values your contributions and offers growth potential.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive paint and preparation preferred.
• Ability to operate hand tools and spray paint systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare vehicles for paint by sanding and light body work.
• Buff and polish to achieve a quality finish.
• Seal seams and fill dents for a smooth surface.

Skills

Automotive paint preparation

Body work repair

Quality recognition

Use of hand tools

Spraying primers

Knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Dual action sander

Grinders

Air paint system

Job description

Since 1968 Horton Emergency Vehicles has built the industry’s most innovative ambulances for first responders risking their lives to save others. Horton designs, manufactures, and delivers the highest-quality, most tailor-made ambulances the market has to offer.

Horton Emergency Vehicles is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets. REV Group’s extensive vehicle line-up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV’s and much more. Our 6,500+ employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.S. or when responding to an emergency. Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare vehicles for paint by functions such as sanding, light body work, taping, and chemically washing items to achieve a quality painting surface.
• Occasionally perform body work of repairing holes, major dents and other general body work functions.
• Buffing and polishing to obtain an acceptable quality of the finished product.
• Seal all seams and prepare all products properly.
• Wipe down all areas to be painted with a degreaser and solvent.
• Grinding all welds and filling with body filler.
• Mask off edges and areas where paint is not required.
• Fill any dents and gouges in metal.
• Air file, mix sand, and apply body fillers to finished surface.
• Use of double action sander.
• Apply caulking to proper areas.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Previous experience in automotive paint and paint prep preferred.
• Ability to perform all operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
• Ability to recognize quality expected and be able to reproduce it.
• Ability to run dual action sanders, grinders, and miscellaneous hand tools.
• Ability to spray primers with an air paint system.
• Must have full knowledge of quality requirements to produce acceptable finish paint.
• Able to learn how to mix primers and other paint products.
• Must have general knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 40#’s without assistance.
• Ability to work from various squatting, kneeling or bending positions.
• Ability to work with arms above head.
• Ability to work from ladders or scaffolding.
• Ability to stand at a workstation for ten hours a day (minus specified breaks).
• Ability to perform all operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
• Ability to safely use specified hand, air, power tools, and machinery.
• Ability to operate and understand the operation of all protective safety equipment in the area.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Required to handle and dispose of hazardous waste.
• Ability to work in noisy and dusty conditions.

Personal Protective Equipment Recommended and/or Required:

• Safety glasses, or prescription safety glasses with side shields
• Face shields
• Work Gloves
• Protective disposable suit when necessary
• Respirator when required for hazardous materials.
• Fall protection.

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.