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Auto Painter - Manville, NJ

at Carvana

📍 Manville, NJ Unknown 💰 $20 – $23 USD / year Posted April 17, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $20 – $23 USD / year
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 to prime vehicles and complete final sanding before painting, plus perform buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrush work. The role requires the ability to work mandatory overtime based on business demand.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prime vehicles and perform final sanding before painting
  • Perform buffing and touch-up
  • Mix paint and prepare for application
  • Use airbrush for paint finishing
  • Support mandatory overtime coverage to meet demand

Technical Overview

You will perform hands-on automotive paint preparation and finishing tasks: priming, final sanding, buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and airbrushing in a high-tech inspection center environment.

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, with strong skills in buffing, touch-up, paint mixing, and using an airbrush while being able to work mandatory overtime based on business needs.

Must-Have Skills

minimum of 1 year of professional automotive painting experienceprime vehicles and perform final sanding before the vehicle is paintedbuffingtouch-uppaint mixingairbrushwork mandatory overtime as needed

Required Skills

prime vehiclesfinal sandingbuffingtouch-uppaint mixingairbrushautomotive paintingmandatory overtime

Hard Skills

prime vehiclesfinal sanding before the vehicle is paintedbuffingtouch-uppaint mixingairbrushpaint mixingmandatory overtimeautomotive painting

Soft Skills

team playersmission-drivenability to work mandatory overtime based on business need

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Prepare and paint-finish reconditioned vehicles using priming, sanding, and finishing techniques.
Role Subtype Painter

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Less than 1 year of professional automotive painting experience, Unable or unwilling to work mandatory overtime as required

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