Industrial Automotive Painter at Mark Rite Lines Equipment Company, Inc. in Billings, Montana

Job Description:

Summary of Position:

This is a Swing Shift position, that works 4-10-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, from 3:30pm to 2am

Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.


• Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.


• Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.


• Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.


• Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.


• Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.


• Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.


• Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.


• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.


• Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.


• Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.


• Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.


• Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.


• Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.


• Buff and wax the finished paintwork.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.


• A minimum of 3 year work related experience.


• Be able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs.


• Must be able to pass Fork Lift Certification process


• Possess basic computer operating and data entry skills with knowledge of shipping software.


• Ability to use pallet jack and overhead crane preferred.

Starting Wage: $16-$18.00 per hour DOE with night shift differential of additional $1.25 per hour

Schedule: 4 -10-hour shifts; 3:30pm-2am Monday through Thursday

BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities, MRL offers a wide array of benefits including: insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions.

Paid every Friday!

We provide our employees with a smoke-free, drug-free workplace.

Mark Rite Lines does pre-employment drug testing as well as random drug testing.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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