Painter - Shyft Group
Carson, CA
About the Job
Painter | Royal Truck Body | Carson, CA
Regular Employee | Hourly Non-Exempt | 24.00 - 24.00
Who we are:
At The Shyft Group we are driven to deliver. Proudly the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis bring people, goods, and services where they need to be.
We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands -- Utilimaster®, Blue Arc™, Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag®, Magnum®, Strobes-R-Us®, Spartan® RV Chassis, Red Diamond™, and Builtmore™. Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft, building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, every ride.
Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families. Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road - for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.
With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward - leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
What you'll do:
The Painter position is responsible for the painting of truck cabs, bodies, and parts for the company's specialty/utility/fleet vehicles.
What you need to be successful:
Able to:
Why The Shyft Group?
We believe that when our people thrive personally and professionally, our business thrives. We are committed to offering comprehensive benefits programs that stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a work/life balance.
Stay Healthy:
Medical and Rx Plan
Health Savings Account
Dental and Vision Plan
Healthcare Flexible Spending
Wellness Plan
Financial Security:
401 (k) Retirement Savings
Short and Long Term Disability
Company Provided Life and Dependent Li
Regular Employee | Hourly Non-Exempt | 24.00 - 24.00
Who we are:
At The Shyft Group we are driven to deliver. Proudly the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis bring people, goods, and services where they need to be.
We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands -- Utilimaster®, Blue Arc™, Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag®, Magnum®, Strobes-R-Us®, Spartan® RV Chassis, Red Diamond™, and Builtmore™. Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft, building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, every ride.
Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families. Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road - for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.
With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward - leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
What you'll do:
The Painter position is responsible for the painting of truck cabs, bodies, and parts for the company's specialty/utility/fleet vehicles.
- Responsible for painting full sized vehicles with very minimal defects
- Perform preventive maintenance on paint equipment
- Identify and spot repair paint defects in accordance with appearance specification
- Verify cleaning chemical concentrations
- Pre-treat and prep cabs and parts for paint
- Spray base coat and clear coat
- Mix tints following a formula to match paint codes
- Maintain accurate documentation of paint codes
- Coordinate material movement within the paint area
- Load and unload parts on racking or carts per process documentation
- Learn and retain skills and practices needed to complete duties in assigned area
- Read and follow detailed operator instructions, installation drawings, blueprints, etcetera, as required by a particular area
- Self-check work and inspect prior processes
- Use basic hand, electric, cordless, and pneumatic tools, as required
- Meet production goals
- Maintain a clean and safe work area
- Initiate process improvements
- Support 5S in work area
- Communicate with manufacturing and other cross-functional teams (engineering, materials, purchasing, sales, etcetera) to resolve issues
- Solve complex problems with minimal assistance
- Know various customer vehicles and trucks
- Ability to mask multiple color units & train FAP Paint
- Undercoat
- Paint Touch Up
- Wheel Alignment
What you need to be successful:
- HS Diploma or GED required (Automotive paint certification or vocational school certificate preferred)
- Minimum 1-2 years Automotive paint experience
- Excellent attendance
- Positive attitude
- Strong and consistent attention to detail
- Self-motivated with the ability to stay on task
- Team oriented
- Basic computer skills are required
- No critical shortcomings on last performance review
- Demonstrated understanding of Paint materials and cleaning chemicals
- Vocational training for automotive finishing, preferred
Able to:
- Tolerate very high heat temperatures, high dust, and exposure to chemicals
- Work overtime on short notice
- Wear PPE respirators for extended amount of time
- Improve self / area / company (including pursuing additional training, if needed)
- Develop a working knowledge of company's systems (example: AS/400)
Why The Shyft Group?
We believe that when our people thrive personally and professionally, our business thrives. We are committed to offering comprehensive benefits programs that stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a work/life balance.
Stay Healthy:
Medical and Rx Plan
Health Savings Account
Dental and Vision Plan
Healthcare Flexible Spending
Wellness Plan
Financial Security:
401 (k) Retirement Savings
Short and Long Term Disability
Company Provided Life and Dependent Li
Source : Shyft Group