Paint Technician

Location: Des Moines, IA | FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

About the role

Housby is seeking a skilled Paint Technician to refinish commercial trucks and heavy-duty equipment. This role keeps paint-ready work moving through the booths while protecting safety and first-pass quality.

Housby, a family-owned business for over 50 years, offers a flexible environment, a competitive benefits and compensation package, and a culture that promotes growth along with celebrating success. Our greatest asset is our employees, and we are committed to developing and promoting talented individuals to support future leadership needs.

Responsibilities

• Review the daily paint plan and coordinate with the foreman and prep team to keep upcoming booth loads ready.
• Verify each unit meets Housby's body-to-paint requirements before accepting it into the paint queue.
• Confirm required parts, components, materials, colors, masking, and repair-plan operations before refinishing.
• Maintain continuous, sequenced booth flow during the scheduled shift while meeting all safety and quality requirements.
• Prime, seal, mix, match, apply, blend, and finish coatings using approved equipment and PPG processes.
• Mask, unmask, sand, buff, clean, and condition metal, fiberglass, vehicles, and components as required.
• Mix hardeners, sealers, and coatings to the correct formula, color, viscosity, and conditions.
• Operate, clean, adjust, and maintain spray guns and related paint equipment.
• Complete all approved paint operations and accurately record labor, materials, and job status.
• Inspect color match, coverage, gloss, texture, cleanliness, masking, overspray, and completeness before release.
• Follow all respiratory, hazardous-material, PPE, environmental, and workplace-safety procedures.
• Maintain at least 95% efficiency and 70% productivity after the established onboarding and training period.
• Support the daily booth plan and promptly report any condition that could interrupt paint flow.
• Produce work that meets Housby's first-pass refinishing and paint-to-reassembly acceptance standards.
• Maintain dependable attendance, punctuality, accurate timekeeping, and an organized work area.
• Follow the company's safety rules and policies.
• Maintain a professional image at all times.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional collision or commercial refinishing experience.
• Strong working knowledge of PPG paint systems; PPG or OEM certifications are preferred but not required.
• Ability to prime, mix, match, spray, blend, sand, buff, mask, and deliver professional-quality work.
• Ability to read repair plans, work independently, manage time, and coordinate with the production team.
• Demonstrates Housby's Core Values.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Willing to continue education as directed is a plus.

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent standing, walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling.
• Required use of a properly fitted respirator, safety glasses, safety footwear, and other assigned personal protective equipment.

Work Environment

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors in a commercial refinishing environment.
• Regular exposure to moving equipment, fumes, airborne particles, coatings, solvents, varying temperatures, and moderate-to-very-loud noise.
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required based on business needs.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Benefits

• Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company match, and more.
• Company provided uniforms and PPE.
• 9 paid holidays (including your birthday off).
• 120 hours of PTO after first full year of employment.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

Pay

Competitive pay based on experience.