Painter II

Scope:
Perform skilled surface preparation, bodywork, masking, painting, finishing, and paint correction operations involved in the manufacturing of large custom fire apparatus and specialty vehicles. Apply primers, base coats, clear coats, and specialty coatings while maintaining high quality standards, production efficiency, and safety requirements. Work from specifications, shop orders, blueprints, and production schedules within established manufacturing processes and accepted painting practice.

Core Responsibilities:

• Prepare fire apparatus bodies, doors, compartments, panels, and components for paint application through sanding, cleaning, masking, and su Prepare fire apparatus bodies, doors, compartments, panels, and components for paint application through sanding, cleaning, masking, and surface conditioning.
• Perform bodywork and surface repairs using fillers, glazing putties, and related materials to correct imperfections and ensure proper surface finish quality.
• Mix and prepare primers, sealers, basecoats, clear coats and related materials according to manufacturer specifications, technical data sheets and production requirements
• Apply primers, sealers, base coats, clear coats, and specialty coatings using gravity-fed HVLP spray equipment and approved paint application techniques.
• Wet sand, buff, polish, and perform paint defect correction to achieve high-quality final finishes.
• Operate and maintain paint booth systems, bake cycles, curing equipment, and associated paint shop tools and equipment.
• Inspect painted surfaces for runs, dirt, orange peel, dry spray, adhesion issues, and other finish defects; perform corrections as required under the direction from the lead team member or supervisor.
• Mask and protect non-painted surfaces and components prior to painting operations.
• Follow proper flash times, bake schedules, and coating sequences to ensure coating integrity and finish durability.
• Clean and maintain spray guns, sanding equipment, buffing equipment, and paint area workspaces in accordance with department standards.
• Read and interpret work instructions, paint specifications, shop orders, and production schedules.
• Record production activity and communicate quality or equipment concerns to supervision.
• Support departmental workflow and production demands by assisting with related paint shop operations as needed.

Tools and equipment used:

• Gravity-fed HVLP spray guns
• Rotary buffers and polishers
• Dual Action (DA) sanders
• Dual action polishers
• Grinders
• Wet sanding tools and materials
• Paint mixing systems and scales
• Air-powered and electric hand tools
• Paint booth and bake oven systems
• Respiratory protection and PPE equipment

• Masking and surface preparation tools

Preferred Skills:

•  Experience priming & painting vehicles with some blending knowledge
•  Experience with color sanding, buffing, and final finish polishing.
•  Familiarity with lean manufacturing or continuous improvement practices.
•  Ability to perform minor troubleshooting and adjustment of paint equipment.

POSITION EXPECTATIONS:

1. SAFETY: Follow E-ONE General Health & Safety Rules, ensure safe operating conditions within area of responsibility, and notify coworkers and supervisors of hazardous acts and conditions. Proper use of PPE; use only defect-free equipment. Promote safety in department. Use proper lifting techniques and overhead hoist when needed. Maintain clean and safe working environment in line with 5-S Philosophy. Participate in hazardous communication training and safety meetings.
2. QUALITY: Responsible for the quality of work. This requires defect-free work and understanding of the requirements of the company’s quality system as it pertains to job duties and responsibilities. Must be able to check work to ensure conformance to process control instructions, specifications, and quality standards. Identify and segregate non- conforming product. Identify the need for and assist in initiating and implementing corrective and preventive actions when appropriate. Follow the 3 Don’ts: 1) Don’t accept poor quality; 2) Don’t make poor quality; 3) Don’t pass poor quality.
3. FLEXIBILITY: Able and willing to work in other areas as needed. Must be flexible in taking lunch and breaks when workflow requires. Willing to work additional hours as necessary.
4. INITIATIVE: Actively participate in continuous improvement of products and processes to better serve customers and improve the overall profitability of E-ONE. Actively seek out work in other areas when current assignment is complete. Make suggestions for improving product quality, processes, safety, and company profitability. Submit these implemented improvements utilizing our Minor Kaizen process.
5. TEAMWORK: Positive working attitude toward other employees; be a team player. Work with others constructively and abide by company policies and procedures. Working together as a team for continuous improvement is vital to ensure the future of E-ONE and its employees. Teamwork will be required to be effective in daily production assignments as well as special improvement projects.
6. Lean: To daily utilize your skills and experience to eliminate waste and continually improve your process. Additionally, develop your knowledge of Lean through supporting your area in maintaining the highest levels of 5S; utilizing visual management tools that highlight problems and solve those problems for true root cause; participate and support kaizen events; and participating in the Lean Certification and Minor Kaizen programs.
7. CAREER DEVELOPMENT: Attend and participate in a variety of meetings, training programs, and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems, and maintain specific level of

knowledge pertaining to changes to equipment or process, new developments, requirements, procedures, and policies.

8. LEADERSHIP: Lead the team, provide innovative thought leadership on strategies to grow market share, increase profitability, and meet long-term business goals.
9. ACTION-ORIENTED: Enjoy working hard; is action-oriented and energetic; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seize more opportunities than others.
10. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: Step up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; read situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation.
11. DEALING WITH AMBIGUITY: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
12. DRIVE FOR RESULTS: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in automotive, industrial, heavy truck, collision repair, or custom vehicle painting preferred.
• Working knowledge of paint preparation, spray application techniques, blending, finishing, and paint correction processes.
• Experience with primers, base coat/clear coat systems, and related coating materials.
• Knowledge of body fillers, surface repair methods, and finishing techniques.
• Ability to identify and correct paint defects and surface imperfections.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to craftsmanship and finish quality.
• Ability to safely operate paint shop tools and equipment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a production team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Basic math and measuring skills for material mixing and preparation.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and maintain production standards.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift/Push/Pull- Exerting up to 40 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Stooping- Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling- Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching/Crawling/Reaching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing- Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking- Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
•        Ability to stand, bend, lift, reach, and perform repetitive motions throughout the workday.
•        Ability to lift and move materials and equipment in accordance with company safety guidelines.
•        Ability to wear required respiratory protection and personal protective equipment for extended periods.
• Ability to work in paint booth and industrial manufacturing environments with exposure to noise, fumes, and varying temperatures.
• Must be physically capable of participating in companywide stretches twice daily.

The pay scale for newly hired employees in this position at this location in New York is  <<19.00 - 26.50>>.  This is based on meeting all of the requirements of the role. The base pay offered for the role may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  We are proud to offer competitive benefits in addition to competitive pay. Our pay-for-performance philosophy allows top performers to earn more based on their continued success.

This information applies to roles covered by New York State’s pay transparency law.  Base pay information is based on market location and may differ in other locations.

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