Automotive Painter

Amentum is currently searching for an Automotive Painter to work in our El Centro, California location (NAF El Centro).

Job Summary:

The Automotive Painter removes and applies paint from contract units in accordance with customer specifications. Understands and applies various corrosion control methods and technologies. Coats surfaces of contract units with primer, paint, lacquer, epoxy, resin or other material, using brushes, rollers, spray guns and other devices. Removes old paint using liquid paint remover and scraper or plastic. Paint shop equipment encompasses a wide range of tools and machinery used in the process of painting surfaces in automotive settings. This includes everything from basic tools like brushes and masking tape to more specialized equipment like spray booths, paint guns and sand media blasting.

Preparations on surfaces with sandpaper and steel wool. Roughens aluminum surfaces with acid solution and steel wool to ensure that paint adheres to surface and provides corrosion control methods to customer specifications. Masks and covers portions of surfaces not to be painted. Paints insignia, letters or numerals on vehicle surface, using stencils.

In addition to Corrosion Control duties this Automotive Painter maintains, and updates paper, and electronic equipment records, provides Production updates, including positioning equipment in and out the shop, practices good housekeeping, tool control, Foreign Object Damage prevention, and safety.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or fee; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is regularly exposed to hot and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme HOT; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud, or may include unsafe conditions, questioning nonstandard operations or environmental factors that may involve unmitigated hazards, and providing feedback to supervisors and managers on all safety issues.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Must be a High School graduate or equivalent.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

• Must have a valid driver's license.

• Pre-employment drug screening is required.

• Must be able to obtain DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY LOCAL POPULATION ID CARD/BASE ACCESS PASS REGISTRATION.

• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.

• Experience in use of special tools/equipment required to perform assigned tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar in implementing general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job

• Experience and/or appropriate training in Automotive Painting functions such as Surface preparation, spray guns, paint mixing, primers, fillers, abrasives various grits and familiar with air compressors.

• Experience in Media Blaster operator.

• Able to work efficiently with minimum supervision.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The hourly rate for this position is $28.41 per hour. Plus $7.50 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, for Health & Welfare.

Benefits : The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, 5.54 hours of paid time off biweekly, and 11 paid holidays annually.

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Compensation Details:

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

01/06/2026 - 03/31/2026

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters ( .