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Overview

Leader Ambulance, part of Terex Corporation, is a Southern California-based manufacturer of emergency vehicles, committed to safety and quality. The Paint/Body Worker I role involves performing paint prep and body work to prepare vehicles for final paint, ensuring high-quality finishes.

Responsibilities

  • Seal all seams and prepare all products properly.
  • Wipe down all areas to be painted with a degreaser solvent.
  • Sand and scuff areas on vehicles that may have prior paint defects.
  • Grind all welds and fill with body filler.
  • Mask off edges and areas where paint is not required.
  • Remove tape and paper from the vehicle after it is painted and dried.
  • Fill any dents and gouges in metal.
  • Air file, mix sand, and apply body filler to the finished surface.
  • Clean and maintain equipment and paint guns as required.
  • Use chemicals safely according to established criteria.
  • Perform fiberglass laminations for repair or production as required.
  • Meet all QA and QC standards for each task.
  • Function with minimal amount of supervision.
  • Pay close attention to detail.
  • Promote the use and applications of Lean Manufacturing continuous improvement tools.
  • Comply with the rules of conduct and attendance per company policy.
  • Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate simple instructions in English.
  • Ability to perform all operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
  • Ability to recognize the quality expected and reproduce it.
  • Ability to run dual-action sanders, grinders, and miscellaneous hand tools.
  • Ability to spray primers with an air paint system.
  • General knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards.
  • 3 to 5+ years’ experience in Paint Prep for Bodyworker III.
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in Paint Prep for Bodyworker II.
  • 0 to 1 year experience in Paint Prep for Bodyworker C.

Additional Information

  • The pay scale for newly hired employees in this position in California is between $21.77 - $26.93.
  • The base pay offered may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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How this job compares in South El Monte, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$44/hr across 478 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 14% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in South El Monte, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in South El Monte, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 623 other active welding openings from 287 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Vast (22), and Relativity Space (20). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $54/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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