Auto Body Painter

About the role

We’re looking for Auto Painters with a minimum of 3 years of professional automotive painting experience to join us at Carvana.

Responsibilities

• Mix and match paint colors
• Use water-based paint to paint vehicles inside our paint booths
• Prepare vehicles for cosmetic paintwork, including sanding, masking, taping, bagging, unbagging/tear down, and buffing
• Prime vehicles and perform final sanding before the vehicle is painted
• Perform final sanding, buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrushing
• Paint base coats, tri-coats, solid, metallic, and clear coats
• Blend adjacent panels and correct paint issues

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver's license
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds independently
• Fast-paced, ever-changing production environment experience
• Exposure to excessive weather conditions (heat/cold)

Qualifications

• Physical ability to operate vehicle equipment and tools
• Knowledge of safety equipment (face shield or goggles, non-slip shoes, gloves, mask, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive wage
• Absolutely free company-paid healthcare premiums
• Generous paid-time off
• Your birthday is a holiday!
• ASE and tool reimbursement programs
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment

Schedule

We do everything we can to deliver an exceptional customer experience, and that includes delivering great vehicles when expected. If we're in a pinch, mandatory overtime is one way in which we can follow-through on this commitment to our customers.

How to get started

To join the Carvana team, apply on this page or call one of our recruiters by phone at (888) 690-7853, Monday through Friday, between 6 AM and 4 PM PT (9AM to 7PM ET).

Other roles available

• 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 and perform final sanding before the vehicle is painted, along with buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrushing
• Mid-Level Painter (min 3 years professional experience): match/mix paint color and use water-based paint to paint the vehicle 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

General Qualifications and Requirements

• Ability to physically operate vehicle equipment and tools
• Must be at least 18 years old and possess a valid driver's license
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English

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. Period. To make sure our cars are in first-rate condition, we’ve built multiple vehicle Reconditioning Centers around the country, where our cars are inspected, perfected, and photographed before reaching the Carvana website.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Carvana is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Carvana also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.