Automotive Painter

Caliber Holdings • Alcoa, TN

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About The Position

Caliber Collision is hiring an Automotive Painter for Service Center Alcoa - Northpark. The role performs paint operations in a collision center, including preparing color tints to match paint colors, mixing paint, and ensuring formulations, preparation, top coating, curing, application sequence, timing, and materials usage meet original equipment manufacturer (OEM) recommended standards. The painter ensures all paint operations are complete, removes masking, and reassembles prior paint-related disassembly before returning the vehicle to the body technician.

The position requires physical activity, including reaching below and above shoulder level, kneeling, bending, squatting, and lifting objects over 50 pounds. The painter must read and understand instructions, written estimates, and work orders; communicate effectively; manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment; and work collaboratively.

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 pounds.
• Ability to read and understand instructions, written estimates, and work orders.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work through 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, preparation, top coating, curing, application sequence, timing, and materials usage meet OEM-recommended standards.
• Complete paint operations and remove all masking.
• Reassemble prior paint-related disassembly before returning the vehicle to the body technician.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
• Paid weekly.
• Paid vacation and holidays, accruing from day one.
• Career growth opportunities, with promotions from within.
• Paid skilled training and certifications, including I-CAR and ASE.

What This Job Offers

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