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About the Role

E-ONE manufactures custom and commercial fire trucks. This role involves skilled surface preparation, bodywork, masking, painting, finishing, and paint correction operations for large custom fire apparatus and specialty vehicles. The position requires applying primers, base coats, clear coats, and specialty coatings while maintaining high quality standards, production efficiency, and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fire apparatus bodies, doors, compartments, panels, and components for paint application through sanding, cleaning, masking, and surface conditioning.
• Perform bodywork and surface repairs using fillers, glazing putties, and related materials to correct imperfections and ensure proper surface finish quality.
• Mix and prepare primers, sealers, basecoats, clear coats and related materials according to manufacturer specifications, technical data sheets and production requirements.
• Apply primers, sealers, base coats, clear coats, and specialty coatings using gravity-fed HVLP spray equipment and approved paint application techniques.
• Wet sand, buff, polish, and perform paint defect correction to achieve high-quality final finishes.
• Operate and maintain paint booth systems, bake cycles, curing equipment, and associated paint shop tools and equipment.
• Inspect painted surfaces for runs, dirt, orange peel, dry spray, adhesion issues, and other finish defects; perform corrections as required.
• Mask and protect non-painted surfaces and components prior to painting operations.
• Follow proper flash times, bake schedules, and coating sequences to ensure coating integrity and finish durability.
• Clean and maintain spray guns, sanding equipment, buffing equipment, and paint area workspaces.
• Read and interpret work instructions, paint specifications, shop orders, and production schedules.
• Record production activity and communicate quality or equipment concerns to supervision.
• Support departmental workflow and production demands by assisting with related paint shop operations as needed.

Requirements

• Previous experience in automotive, industrial, heavy truck, collision repair, or custom vehicle painting preferred.
• Working knowledge of paint preparation, spray application techniques, blending, finishing, and paint correction processes.
• Experience with primers, base coat/clear coat systems, and related coating materials.
• Knowledge of body fillers, surface repair methods, and finishing techniques.
• Ability to identify and correct paint defects and surface imperfections.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to craftsmanship and finish quality.
• Ability to safely operate paint shop tools and equipment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a production team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Basic math and measuring skills for material mixing and preparation.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and maintain production standards.
• Lift/Push/Pull- Exerting up to 40 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Stooping- Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling- Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching/Crawling/Reaching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Moving about on hands or knees or hands and feet. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing- Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking- Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Ability to stand, bend, lift, reach, and perform repetitive motions throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift and move materials and equipment in accordance with company safety guidelines.
• Ability to wear required respiratory protection and personal protective equipment for extended periods.
• Ability to work in paint booth and industrial manufacturing environments with exposure to noise, fumes, and varying temperatures.
• Must be physically capable of participating in companywide stretches twice daily.

Skills

• Surface preparation
• Bodywork
• Masking
• Painting
• Finishing
• Paint correction
• Primers
• Base coats
• Clear coats
• Specialty coatings
• HVLP spray equipment
• Wet sanding
• Buffing
• Polishing
• Paint booth operation
• Curing equipment operation
• Paint mixing
• Color sanding
• Blending
• Lean manufacturing
• Continuous improvement
• Minor troubleshooting and adjustment of paint equipment

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time
• Optional Overtime

Experience Level

• Preferred experience in automotive, industrial, heavy truck, collision repair, or custom vehicle painting

Salary/Compensations

• $16.50 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits

• Competitive benefits

About the Company

• E-ONE manufactures custom and commercial fire trucks including pumpers and tankers, aerial ladders and platforms, rescues of all sizes, quick attack units, industrial trucks, and ARFF (aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles).
• Established in 1974, E-ONE has grown to become an industry leader in just a few decades, and today employs more than 1,000 people who manufacture over 400 fire trucks per year.
• Innovation has been the company's driving force and continues to be the impetus behind its pursuit of innovative technologies. The result is state-of-the-art fire rescue vehicles recognized for superior firefighting and rescue capabilities.
• E-ONE is part of Terex Corporation, a global designer and manufacturer of specialized vehicles and equipment, including fire and emergency vehicles, waste and recycling equipment, RV's, and machinery supporting construction, utilities, and infrastructure.
• With operations across the U.S. and globally, we are committed to safety, innovation, and quality while building products our customers depend on every day.

Equal Opportunity

• Terex Corporation is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Terex Corporation also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.