Automotive Painter

Caliber Holdings•Fort Wayne, IN

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Caliber Collision is hiring an Automotive Painter for its Service Center Fort Wayne - West. The role performs paint operations in a collision center, including preparing color tints to match vehicle paint, mixing colors, and ensuring formulations, preparation, top coating, and curing comply with OEM-recommended application sequence, timing, and material standards. The painter ensures paint work is complete, masking is removed, and paint-related disassembly has been reassembled before returning the vehicle to the body technician. Compensation is $24.00–$28.00 per flag hour.

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 preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare color tint to match paint color.
Mix paint colors and ensure formulations, preparation, top coating, and curing meet OEM-recommended standards for application sequence, timing, and material usage.
Ensure paint operations are complete and all masking is removed.
Reassemble prior paint-related disassembly before returning the vehicle to the body technician.