Automotive Painter - 1st Shift
Your Impact – Big and Bold!
As an Automotive Painter, you’ll be hands-on in transforming raw builds into road-ready machines, applying high-quality finishes that meet exact customer specs. From surface prep to final spray, your talent ensures every truck doesn’t just perform—it turns heads.
What a Day in Your Life Looks Like
- Paint it all: From full truck bodies to any chassis, cab, trailer, or tractor, your versatility makes the difference
- Master the tools: Confidently operate a cup gun, pressure pot, plural system, and airless sprayer like it’s second nature
- Own the color game: Apply a variety of colors and finishes with accuracy, every time
- Blueprint savvy: Read and interpret blueprints and work orders to ensure precision from prep to finish
- Keep it running: Perform setup and preventative maintenance on all paint tools and equipment
- Stay safe, stay sharp: Handle hazardous waste properly and conduct routine safety and quality checks
- Lead with safety: Work in full compliance with company safety policies and promote a clean, secure workspace
What You Bring to the Table
- Strong with numbers: Confident in basic math and reading a tape measure with accuracy
- Tech-ready: Comfortable with basic computer skills to support workflow and documentation
- Tool knowledge: Familiar with common paint tools and their proper use
- Measurement-minded: Understands and applies measurements accurately throughout the job
- Blueprint ready: Able to read and interpret blueprints for special paint applications and finishes
Physical Requirements
- On your feet-standing for extended periods, walking, and using your hands to operate tools and equipment with precision
- Clear communication is key, so you'll be regularly required to talk and listen as part of a safety-focused, team-driven environment
- Lift up to 35 pounds and perform physical movements like bending, squatting, reaching overhead, and occasionally crawling in tight spaces
- Repetitive hand tasks and climbing ladders or working at heights are part of the role
Why Morgan?
We offer: Competitive pay and full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life), 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement and leadership development to boost your career, paid holidays and vacation time, exclusive discounts on footwear, eyewear, and safety gear.
At Morgan Truck Body
We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and celebrate diverse perspectives and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind—regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity drives innovation. Inclusion fuels our strength. At Morgan, everyone belongs.