• Auto Body Painter

    Aerotek (St. Louis Park, MN)


    Job Title: Auto Body Painter

    Job Description

    Join our team as a Painter's Assistant on the 1st shift, Monday through Friday from 7am to 3:30pm. You will be engaged in prepping, painting, and finishing truck bodies, utility beds, and custom equipment using Single Stage Liquid Spray painting techniques. Prepare to get your hands dirty, wear a respirator, and work on tasks such as grinding and finishing fiberglass. This role offers the opportunity to advance as our current painter is expected to retire within the next five years.

    Responsibilities

    + Repair buckets and boom sections by laying in new fiberglass mesh and bonding it with existing material.

    + Sand and cut out affected areas, graft new material, repaint, and blend in new paint without overspray.

    + Perform acid washing, sanding, and scuffing metal to prep for painting.

    + Apply undercoating and bedliners using a brush, roller, or gun.

    + Tape and bag off areas to prepare for painting.

    + Use good judgment and safe practices to ensure proper paint application.

    + Take pride in the finished product, ensuring no drips, runs, or uneven coverage.

    + Wash equipment pre or post work.

    + Physically navigate compartments, climb ladders, and work underneath equipment while spraying paint.

    Essential Skills

    + Experience with painting, sandblasting, paint prep, spray guns, polishing, and auto body painting.

    + Proficiency in HVLP spray painting techniques.

    + Ability to sand, grind, polish, and finish surfaces.

    + Understanding of industrial painting and auto body processes.

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + Auto Body tech degree OR 1+ years of Auto Body paint experience.

    + Ability to lift 40 pounds overhead and in any direction.

    + Capable of holding and controlling your weight when climbing, crawling, and stooping over truck bodies and aerial lifts.

    + Willingness to stand all day and move in all directions, as the role is very physical.

     

    Why Work Here?

     

    Enjoy the benefits of working in a positive and supportive environment where managers and employees maintain a positive attitude and avoid micromanagement. Take advantage of optional overtime, annual reviews for raises and promotions, and employee outings and BBQs. Our company is growing and looking to expand to a bigger shop within the next 3-5 years. Benefit from Ichra Insurance with a 65% premium, dental, vision, and $10k in life insurance. Enjoy a generous PTO policy with 80 hours in your first year and 120 hours in subsequent years. We offer flexibility and understanding when it comes to time off needs.

     

    Work Environment

     

    Work in a medium-sized manufacturing and service shop featuring three distinct service areas for welding/fabricating, chassis building, and vehicle servicing. The facility includes a full paint booth. Be prepared for a busy and sometimes cramped environment as colleagues work closely together, especially during peak times.

     

    Pay and Benefits

     

    The pay range for this position is $41600.00 - $49920.00/yr.

     

    Ichra Insurance with a 65% premium.

     

    Dental, vision, $10k in life insurance.

     

    PTO: 80 hours year 1, 120 hours years 2+. (They are not strict about PTO. If someone needs to step away they will not give anyone a hard time.)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in St. Louis Park,MN.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 2025.

    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.