Process Technician - Painter
International Motors · Tulsa, OK
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level process role at International Motors (automotive) in Tulsa, OK.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 80 live postings that list pay, out of 1162 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Oklahoma plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 156 other live process postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 3+)
Typical $65k–$83k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 36%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
- Injection molding 22%
- Tooling 21%
- Robotics 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at International Motors
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: International Motors in Tulsa
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- General Technician Assembly or Process Technician PrePaint · Process · Technician
Full description from International MotorsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
Prepare paint area appropriately to result in good paint application that meets paint specification criteria Paint components using appropriate spray techniques and adjust spray equipment as appropriate Prepare the bus to mask the areas that will be painted Mix paints and work with solvents Identify paint defects and root cause Maintain basic safety precautions when handling paints/solvents Minimum
qualifications
Additional
Requirements
Prepare paint area appropriately to result in good paint application that meets paint specification criteria Paint components using appropriate spray techniques and adjust spray equipment as appropriate Prepare the bus to mask the areas that will be painted Mix paints and work with solvents Identify paint defects and root cause Maintain basic safety precautions when handling paints/solvents
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