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Job Title: Industrial Painter

Job Description

You will be responsible for preparing and applying paint or other coatings to create visual signage for industrial settings, commercial businesses, or public spaces. You will work in the warehouse and focus on large-scale signs, murals, and other painted surfaces that require specialized techniques and materials to ensure durability, legibility, and safety in high-traffic, outdoor, or industrial environments. Seventy-five percent of the position involves painting sign cabinets and sign poles, while the remaining twenty-five percent will be dedicated to painting the front of the signs. Candidates with experience in automotive painting are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and apply paint or other coatings to create visual signage.

• Work on large-scale signs, murals, and other painted surfaces.

• Ensure durability, legibility, and safety of painted surfaces in high-traffic, outdoor, or industrial environments.

• Paint sign cabinets and sign poles (75% of the job).

• Paint the front of the signs (25% of the job).

• Use specialized techniques and materials for painting.

• Maintain inventory count and prepare surfaces for painting.

Essential Skills

• 1-2 years of industrial or automotive painting experience.

• Experience with paint preparation, sanding, spray guns, and paint booths.

• Knowledge of automotive body and industrial paint techniques.

• Proficiency with Matthews paint, sandblasting, prepping, powder coating, and spray painting.

• Hands-on experience in automotive painting and detailing.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50+ pounds.

• Experience in mixing, coating, and using paint sprayers.

• Familiarity with sandblasting and auto body techniques.

Work Environment

This position is onsite at the warehouse, working primarily in a paint booth but also throughout the warehouse to retrieve products. The team consists of around 20-25 people. The dress code includes jeans, a T-shirt, and steel-toed boots. The working hours are Monday to Friday from 6am to 3pm.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $22.00

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Waterloo,IA.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 29, 2024.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.