Auto Airbrush Technician
We’re looking for Airbrush Technicians with a minimum of 1 year of professional automotive painting experience to join Carvana, the fastest-growing used automotive retailer in U.S. history and one of the four fastest companies to make the Fortune 500.
About the role
As an Airbrush Technician, you’ll be responsible for color-matching, mixing paint, and airbrushing vehicles. You’ll work with state-of-the-art tools in one of our high-tech Inspection Centers. If you’re joining in an entry-level position, we offer training programs to ensure your skills and pay progress along with the company.
Responsibilities
- Color-match and mix paint for vehicles
- Perform airbrushing on vehicles
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of professional automotive painting experience
- Ability to physically operate vehicle equipment and tools; must be able to lift up to 60 pounds independently
- Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license (some positions may require a Motor Vehicle Records check)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing production environment, sometimes exposed to excessive weather conditions (heat/cold)
- Use of safety equipment, including but not limited to face shields or goggles, non-slip shoes, gloves, masks, and other protective garments and equipment
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
Benefits
- Competitive wage
- 401(k) with Carvana match
- Vehicle purchase discount
- 100% company-paid healthcare premiums
- Generous paid-time off, and your birthday is a holiday
- ASE and tool reimbursement programs
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment
Schedule
We prioritize delivering an exceptional customer experience, which includes ensuring vehicles are delivered on time. To meet this commitment, mandatory overtime may be required based on business needs.
About Carvana
At Carvana, we sell cars but we aren’t car salesmen. Our promise is simple: we won’t sell a car to a customer that we wouldn’t sell to our own Mom. To ensure our cars are in first-rate condition, we’ve built multiple vehicle Reconditioning Centers where our cars are inspected, perfected, and photographed before reaching the Carvana website.
Other available roles
Depending on your experience, we have a variety of paint roles available to help prepare our low-mileage, late-model cars for customers:
- Paint Prepper (min 6 months professional experience): Prepare vehicles for cosmetic paintwork, including sanding, masking, taping, bagging, unbagging/tear down, and buffing.
- Entry-Level Painter (min 1 year professional experience): Prime vehicles, perform final sanding, buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush.
- Mid-Level Painter (min 3 years professional experience): Match/mix paint color and use water-based paint to paint vehicles inside our paint booths.
- Experienced Painter (min 5 years professional experience): Painting (base coats, tri-coats, solid, metallic, and clear coats), blending adjacent panels, and paint correcting vehicles.
We also have various other automotive roles across our 17 locations nationwide, including:
- Auto Body roles: Paint, Prep/Body work, Wheel Repair, Airbrush, Interior Repair, Glass Repair, and PDR (Paintless Dent Repair).
- Auto Technician/Mechanic roles: LOF (Lube, Oil, and Filter), Inspection, Brake and Tire, Mechanical Repair/Build, and Master Technician.
- Entry-Level roles: Detailing, Inventory Associate (Lot Attendant), Photobooth, Parts Associate, Inspection, and Coordinator/Administrator.