Automotive Painter

Caliber Collision • Alcoa, TN

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About The Position

Caliber Collision is hiring an Automotive Painter for its Alcoa - Northpark service center. The role performs paint-related duties, including preparing color tint to match vehicle paint, mixing paint colors, and ensuring formulations, preparation, top coating, and curing comply with OEM-recommended application sequences, timing, and material use. The painter ensures paint operations are complete, masking is removed, and paint-related disassembly is reassembled before returning the vehicle to the body technician.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in paint operations within a collision center.
• Ability to perform consistent physical activity, including reaching below and above shoulder level, kneeling, bending, squatting, and lifting objects over 50 lbs.
• Ability to read and understand instructions, written estimates, and work orders.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions.

Nice To Haves

• Auto Body certificate or ASE certification in refinishing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare color tint to match paint color.
• Mix paint colors and ensure formulations and preparations meet OEM-recommended standards.
• Apply top coating and perform curing according to OEM-recommended sequence, timing, and material-use standards.
• Ensure all paint operations are complete and masking is removed.
• Reassemble paint-related items that were disassembled before returning the vehicle to the body technician.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with eligibility beginning on day one.
• Industry-comparable pay, paid weekly.
• State-of-the-art 3M Collision Repair Products.
• Paid vacation and holidays, accruing from day one.
• Career growth opportunities, with promotion from within.
• Paid skilled trainings and certifications, including I-CAR and ASE.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed