Job Description

Auto Warehousing (AWC) has been family-owned and operated for more than 50 years and is North America's leader in finished vehicle logistics. Our mission is to service customer vehicles safely, efficiently, with quality and pride. Our Associates are the reason for our success, and developing their talent remains critical to our future.

We are looking for 1 Under Coater to work at our Portland Location. This job comes with a competitive wage, health and dental benefits, and 401k options.

Summary of Position:

This position prepares undercoating equipment and raw materials, applies undercoating wax per the manufacturer's specifications, and then cleans and closes out equipment for proper shut down. This includes mechanical work, cleaning of vehicle surface area, and quality control activities. This is a general overview of the requirements for the position not an all-inclusive list of activities. ​

Essential Functions, Duties, and Tasks:

Proper startup of undercoating equipment

• Access computer system and prepare for production to begin
• Maintain raw material to ensure there is enough raw material to support production
• Verify air pressure is at the proper level
• Ensure the hose and spray gun are clean and in proper working order
• Verify tip is clean and free from debris
• Verify the spray gun is providing a good spray pattern prior to starting production

Application of undercoating wax to the proper components and areas beneath the vehicle

• Identify proper components, and apply undercoating wax with spray gun
• Perform quality checks as required to confirm undercoat is applied per manufacturer's guidelines
• Remove undercoating overspray from finished areas of vehicles as needed
• Loads, unloads, or stages new vehicles onto undercoating ramp as needed

Proper closeout of undercoating equipment

• Purge the tip of excess material
• Remove tip and ensure it is properly cleaned and maintained
• Ensure air pressure is turned off
• Maintains undercoating pump per specified guidelines
• Daily cleanup of work area

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• ​Work as part of a team
• Work with limited supervision
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to adhere to strict quality standards without variance
• Ability to function effectively under pressure
• Ability to interact with others effectively; work as a team; good interpersonal skills
• Ability to judge distances
• Ability to lay in supine position for extended period while working underneath vehicles
• Any and all duties as assigned

Education, Experience, and Minimum Requirements:

• ​High school diploma
• Ability to keep confidential any work documents seen or conversations heard during performance of job duties.
• Ability to pass driver's safety test at 80% or better
• Basic computer skills
• Good visual ability; having an eye to detect corrosion on metal parts and damage to vehicles

Preferred Requirements:

• ​​Experience with using a paint gun

Auto Warehousing Company, including its subsidiaries, is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.