Paint/Body Worker I

SUMMARY:

The Body Shop position is responsible for finishing cabs and parts to Spartan’s quality standards, prior to painting, for the Company’s emergency response cabs and bodies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Repair defects
• Perform pre-sanding, body filler, roll prime, sanding, and metal finishing, as needed
• Lead / perform lean events
• Learn and retain skills and practices needed to complete duties in assigned area
• Wear air or form fitting respirators for extended amounts of time
• Work off ground-level, on ladders and lifts, as needed
• Read and follow detailed operator instructions, as required by a particular area
• Understand, and be able to articulate, the body shop and paint processes
• 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
• Work in close proximity with customer, as needed
• Solve complex problems with minimal assistance

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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
• 3 years of body shop experience
• Strong knowledge of metail finishing
• Working knowledge of application of fillers, including polyester fillers, putties, and primers
• Demonstrate high quality body work
• Able to:Tolerate very high heat temperatures

Be exposed to high dust & chemicals
Work overtime on short notice

• Willing to:
• Improve self / area / company (including pursuing additional training, if needed)
• Develop a working knowledge of Spartan’s systems (example: AS/400)
• Able to work overtime on short notice

EDUCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• HS Diploma or GED

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.20 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $0