Traveling Paint Specialist

Napleton Automotive Group; Plains Township (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top compensation plans

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k and benefits

Vacation time

Discounts on vehicles

Job summary

Napleton Automotive Group seeks a Traveling Paint Specialist to operate a mobile trailer for solvent-based painting at Napleton's Wyoming Valley Body Shop. The position emphasizes precise color matching, proper use of spray equipment, and adherence to safety and regulations.

Ideal candidates have painting experience, ability to interpret safety docs, and a valid driver's license. This traveling role offers top compensation plans plus benefits and growth opportunities within a large automotive

Qualifications

• Painting experience is required, preferably with solvent-based systems.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedure manuals – required.
• Ability to calculate figures such as discounts, proportions, area and volume – required.
• Valid Driver's License – required.
• Minimum of 18 years of age – required.

Responsibilities

• Operate and use body shop equipment safely.
• Maintain tools and keep equipment clean and in repair.
• Match and tint paint to original color.
• Monitor paint inventory and manage supplies.
• Apply primers and repaint surfaces with spray guns.
• Mask areas to protect multi-color sections during painting.
• Read and follow estimates and directives from management.

Skills

Painting

Tinting

Mixing paints

Safety compliance

Tools

Spray guns

Paint booth

Mixing room

Buffing tools

Job description

The Ed Napleton Automotive Group is looking for our nextTraveling Paint Specialistlocated at Napleton's Wyoming Valley Body Shop, thePaint Specialistisresponsible for operating a mobile trailer performing solvent-based painting.

The Ed Napleton Automotive Group is affiliated with over 25 brands of new vehicles and 50+ dealerships throughout sevenstates. Our strength comes from the more than 3,500 employees nationwide.

What We Offer:

• Top compensation plans!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k and additional benefits
• Accrued Vacation Time
• Discounts on products, services, and vehicles
• Growth opportunities!!

Job Responsibilities:

• Operates and uses all body shop equipment properly and safely.
• Maintains tools and keeps equipment clean and in a proper state of repair.
• Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that affect body shop operations.
• Ability to match and tint paint as needed
• Monitor and maintain paint shop inventory
• Keep mixing room clean and organized
• Ability to wet sand and buff as needed
• Ensuring that hand tools are properly maintained
• Properly maintaining paint booth by replacing filters, and cleaning when necessary
• Administering the mix of colors and ensuring that they match with original color
• Applying primers and repainting surfaces with the use of spray guns
• Polishing the car by wet-sanding and buffing when the paint is dried
• Ensuring that certain portions of the vehicle are masked with tape and paper to ensure that each part of the car is painted correctly when using multiple colors.
• Read, write and comprehend estimates and verbal directives from management.

Job Requirements:

• Painting experience is required, preferably with solvent based systems and with mixing paints
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions andprocedure manuals-required
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume-required
• Valid Driver's License-required
• A minimum of 18 years of age-required

Work Environment:

• Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and explosives; frequentlyexposed to moving mechanical parts.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws