Automotive Painter – Surface Coating Specialist

About the role

Amentum is seeking an Automotive Painter to support a unique U.S. Navy program on Diego Garcia. The role involves preparing and coating vehicle surfaces to meet strict military specifications while maintaining a zero‑injury safety environment.

Key responsibilities

• Apply primers, paints, lacquers, epoxies, and resins using brushes, rollers, spray guns, and other equipment.
• Remove old coatings with liquid removers, scrapers, or sand/ bead blasting techniques.
• Prepare surfaces by sanding, steel‑wool polishing, and acid etching to ensure proper adhesion and corrosion control.
• Mask off areas not to be painted and stencil insignia, letters, or numerals onto vehicle surfaces.
• Comply with all occupational safety and health standards, wearing required PPE and reporting hazards.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum three years recent experience in surface preparation, blasting, and painting of contract‑unit equipment.
• Normal color vision and ability to pass PFT, respirator fit test, and contract medical requirements.
• Valid passport (minimum one‑year validity) and ability to obtain required visas and facility credentials.

Required skills

• Operation of spray guns and other paint‑application tools.
• Surface preparation techniques including sanding, steel‑wool polishing, and acid etching.
• Blasting methods such as water, sand, and bead blasting.
• Masking and stenciling for precise paint work.