**Job Title: Paint Prep Technician****Job Description**The essence of the Paint Prep Technician’s role is to prepare all pieces and products for paint while maintaining a high-quality standard. Responsibilities include assisting the Lead Painter in preparing products for paint, performing light bodywork, sanding, blocking, filing, and priming. The technician will place products for painting on movable platforms, move and stage painted products in the drying room, oversee paint and prep material inventory, keep the work area clean and organized, and communicate ideas and issues in a timely manner to ensure high quality standards.**Hard Skills**+ Paint Prep+ Masking+ Taping+ Metal Sanding**Soft Skills**+ Communication+ Organization**Job Type**This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 5 Month(s).**Work Site**This is a fully on-site position in Dallas, Texas.**Work Environment**Manufacturing environment in the metal industry. Work with 80 other employees. Steel toe boots and safety glasses required.**About Aerotek:**We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.