Auto Painter - 2nd Shift
About the role
We’re looking for Auto Painters 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. As a Painter, you’ll prime vehicles, perform final sanding before painting, and handle buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush tasks. Entry-level positions include training programs to ensure your skills and pay progress alongside the company.
Responsibilities
- Prime vehicles and perform final sanding before painting
- Buff, touch-up, and airbrush vehicles
- Mix paint colors accurately
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 face shields, goggles, non-slip shoes, gloves, masks, and other protective garments
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
Benefits
- 100% company-paid healthcare premiums
- Generous paid-time off, including your birthday as a holiday
- 401(k) with Carvana match
- Vehicle purchase discount
- ASE and tool reimbursement programs
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment
Schedule
This role may require mandatory overtime based on business needs to ensure we deliver vehicles on time.
About Carvana
At Carvana, we sell cars but 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. We’ve built multiple vehicle Reconditioning Centers nationwide, where cars are inspected, perfected, and photographed before reaching our website.
Other available roles
Depending on your experience, we have a variety of paint 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, 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 offer roles in Auto Body, Auto Technician/Mechanic, and Entry-Level positions across our 18 locations. Visit our Careers site for more details.