Custom Painter / Airbrush Artist
Job Title: Custom Painter/Airbrush Artist
Location: Corona, CA Pay Range: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour (DOE)
Reports to:
Manager, Paint ShopTroy Lee Designs, the leading brand in Off-Road Moto and Mountain Bike gear, protection, and accessories, is looking for a Custom Painter / Airbrush Artist to join our elite paint team. Our Artists are responsible for creating high quality custom paint jobs, graphics, and airbrush designs for pro-athletes and retails customers. Accurately reproduce a painted design or illustration via sketched drawings. Mix and apply paint to ensure proper paint coverage. Ability to work on curved surfaces with tape, stencils and paint masks. Create freehand designs to produce finished products, as portrayed in production drawings and renderings. Prep and repair different types of surfaces, including filling and sanding imperfections. Maintain accurate records of labor time and materials used. Use, maintain, and clean airbrushes, paint guns, and other paint shop equipment. Maintain a clean and safe work area while observing and implementing proper safety practices. Assist other Artists with Maintaining Paint spray booth and other shop equipment. Follow the daily and weekly schedule while prioritizing projects in order to meet deadlines. Timely communication with other departments regarding questions and concerns surrounding quality, timeline and/or other work-related issues. All other duties as assigned.
Experience Requirements:
Candidates must have previous experience with prepping, sanding and repairing surfaces, masking, mixing and spraying various primers and paints.
Other Skills and Abilities:
Ability to use and/or operate basic hand tools (manual and power-driven).General mechanical aptitude.
Ability and willingness to follow directions and be a team player.
Ability to work independently as needed.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop is a plus!
Supervisory Responsibilities:
NoContacts:
Internal: Design, Marketing, Racing Departments External: External Customers and Vendors
Judgment/Reasoning Ability: Ability to recognize and resolve problems quickly using sound judgment, poise and diplomacy. Requires ability to use judgment and reasoning skills and determine when issues need to be escalated.
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and see. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands and fingers, bend, stoop and reach with hands and arms. And: Ability to lift 40 pounds – up to 5% dailyAbility to sit for long periods of time – up to 75% dailyAbility to wear a respirator style face mask – up to 20% dailyAbility to work in a confined space – up to 20% dailyAbility to make repetitive arm motions – up to 50% daily
Work Environment:
The noise in the work environment can be moderate to loud. Exposure to various materials, solvents, and chemicals. Other factors are:
- Fast paced, with multiple demands environment
- Professional, yet casual office work environment
- Ability to work extended weekends and special events as required
- Required Prehire Screenings:
- Criminal - Felony and Misdemeanor 7 Years
- National Criminal Data Base 7 YearsSocial Security Verification
- Employment Verification
Troy Lee Designs provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
