Painter

Job Title: Full-Time Industrial Painter

Job Description

This full-time Industrial Painter role focuses on preparing and finishing industrial parts and equipment using a variety of paints, including acrylic enamels and two-part acrylic urethanes. You will perform detailed surface preparation, operate spray equipment in a paint booth environment, and carry out touch-up work while maintaining high productivity and quality standards. The position requires a strong team-first mindset, adherence to safety and health regulations, and comfort working with chemicals and industrial equipment such as forklifts.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a team-first attitude and align daily work with the company’s mission, vision, and values.
• Maintain established productivity and quality standards for all painting and prep work.
• Mix standard paints, including acrylic enamel and two-part acrylic urethanes, to the proper color and consistency.
• Prepare surfaces for painting, including grinding, sanding, removal of splatter and rust, power washing, and degreasing.
• Mask and protect areas that should not be painted to ensure clean and accurate finishes.
• Set up and operate spray guns and other paint booth equipment for industrial painting applications.
• Adjust air pressures and spray nozzles according to paint type and desired finish requirements.
• Perform brush painting and touch-up work as needed to meet quality standards.
• Carry out general housekeeping and routine maintenance of paint spray equipment, paint booths, and respirators.
• Follow all department health and safety regulations when working with paints, chemicals, and equipment.
• Operate a forklift to safely move parts, materials, and equipment within the facility.
• Monitor, anticipate, and maintain current inventory levels to ensure the availability of required materials.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience with industrial painting, including spray gun operation in a paint booth environment.
• Ability to mix acrylic enamel and two-part acrylic urethane paints to the correct color and consistency.
• Hands-on experience with surface preparation techniques such as grinding, sanding, rust removal, power washing, and degreasing.
• Skill in adjusting air pressures and spray nozzles to achieve specified finishes.
• Ability to perform precise brush painting and touch-up work.
• Experience maintaining paint spray equipment, booths, and respirators in accordance with safety regulations.
• Capability to operate a forklift safely to move parts and equipment.
• Comfort working with chemicals and adherence to health and safety standards.
• Ability to maintain productivity and quality standards in an industrial environment.
• Successful completion of a pulmonary function test (PFT) and respirator fit test, as required for the role.
• Strong team-first mindset and respect for organizational mission, vision, and values.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• industrial paint preparation and industrial painting processes.
• Familiarity with inventory handling and anticipating material requirements.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills to keep work areas clean and equipment in good working order.
• Reliability and consistency in meeting schedules and production expectations.

Why Work Here?

You will join a team-oriented environment that offers great benefits, a strong sense of stability, and opportunities for long-term growth within the organization. The workplace emphasizes longevity, providing room to develop your skills and advance over time. You will experience a family-like, very relaxed atmosphere where collaboration and mutual support are valued.

Work Environment

This is a full-time, first-shift position with hours from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. You will work in an industrial setting that includes a paint booth, spray guns, and other painting and material-handling equipment, including forklifts. The role involves regular exposure to paints, solvents, and other chemicals, with strict adherence to health and safety regulations. Personal protective equipment is required, including steel-toe footwear and safety glasses, and you must complete a pulmonary function test and respirator fit test before working with respirators.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hixson, TN.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• 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)

This is a fully onsite position in Hixson,TN.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 15, 2026.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.