Mid-Level Auto Painter

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 ensure 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.

About the Role

As a Mid-Level Painter, you’ll match and mix paint color and use water-based paint to paint vehicles inside our paint booths. Carvana is the fastest-growing used automotive retailer in U.S. history and one of the four fastest companies to make the Fortune 500.

Responsibilities

• Match and mix paint color
• Use water-based paint to paint vehicles inside paint booths

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional automotive painting experience
• Ability to physically operate vehicle equipment and tools, including lifting 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 shield or goggles, non-slip shoes, gloves, mask, 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

Mandatory overtime may be required based on business needs to deliver an exceptional customer experience and ensure vehicles are ready when expected.

Other Available Roles

We have a variety of paint and automotive roles available, depending on your experience:

• 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 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.

We also have various other roles in our 18 locations across the country, including Auto Body, Auto Technician/Mechanic, and Entry-Level positions. Visit our Careers site for more details.