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Auto Painter (2nd Shift)

at Carvana

📍 Oklahoma City, OK Unknown Posted April 17, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience entry
Exp. Years minimum of 1 year
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Carvana is hiring an Auto Painter for the 2nd shift in Oklahoma City, OK. The entry-level role requires at least 1 year of professional automotive painting experience and focuses on priming, final sanding, and finishing work including buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prime vehicles
  • Perform final sanding before painting
  • Perform buffing and finishing (touch-up)
  • Mix paint and use airbrush for details
  • Work mandatory overtime based on business needs

Technical Overview

Hands-on automotive painting preparation and finishing: prime vehicles, perform final sanding, then support the painting workflow through buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush. Work is performed with state-of-the-art tools in Carvana inspection center environments, with mandatory overtime possible.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an entry-level auto painter with at least 1 year of professional automotive painting experience. They can prime vehicles and complete final sanding before painting, and also perform buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush work, with readiness to work mandatory overtime as needed.

Must-Have Skills

minimum of 1 year of professional automotive painting experienceprime vehiclesperform final sanding before the vehicle is paintedbuffingtouch-uppaint mixingairbrush

Tools & Platforms

state of the art toolsinspection centers

Required Skills

prime vehiclesfinal sandingbuffingtouch-uppaint mixingairbrushautomotive paintingmandatory overtimecompetitive wage401(k) with Carvana matchvehicle purchase discountinspection centers

Hard Skills

prime vehiclesfinal sandingbuffingtouch-uppaint mixingairbrushautomotive paintingpainter duties in paint process

Soft Skills

team playerability to work mandatory overtimemission alignmentcustomer experience focus

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Complete entry-level automotive prep and finishing tasks to prepare vehicles for painting.
Role Subtype Entry-Level Painter

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Must have minimum of 1 year of professional automotive painting experience, Must be able to prime vehicles and perform final sanding before painting, Must be able to perform buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush

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