{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ca779594e446519fc96da8cb","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ca779594e446519fc96da8cb","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ca779594e446519fc96da8cb","title":"Collision Painter Helper","description":"Why Join Brooks Motor Cars, a Quality Collision Group brand?\n\nTop-5% Benefits Plan in America: Our team is our heartbeat. We invest in benefits that support your health, financial well-being, and future.\n\nEarning Potential: Competitive compensation with six-figure earning potential in select roles.\n\nCareer Growth: Ongoing training, certifications, and advancement opportunities to support your professional development.\n\nSupportive Team Culture: Work with a team that values integrity, customer-focused service, and continuous improvement.\n\nJob Summary\n\nThe Painter Prepper / Buffer prepares collision-repaired vehicles and body panels for refinishing and supports the paint department through final finish work. This role performs sanding, masking, priming, surface preparation, buffing, and related refinish operations to help achieve a high-quality paint finish. The Prepper works closely with painters and production teammates to ensure vehicles are prepared safely, accurately, and on schedule according to manufacturer and collision industry standards.\n\nResponsibilities / Essential Functions\nPrepare repaired panels and vehicles for refinishing through sanding, feathering, masking, and cleaning.\nApply primer and perform block sanding and final surface preparation as assigned.\nAssist with paint application and refinish processes within demonstrated skill level.\nBuff and polish finished surfaces to correct minor finish imperfections and achieve deliveryready quality.\nUse refinish products, abrasives, compounds, and materials according to manufacturer instructions.\nSupport color tinting and paintmaterial organization as assigned.\nInspect prepared surfaces and communicate defects or additional repair needs before paint.\nMaintain a clean, safe, and organized paintpreparation area and follow PPE requirements.\nQualifications\nMinimum 1 year of professional automotive refinish, paint preparation, or collision repair experience required.\nHandson experience sanding, masking, priming, and preparing automotive panels for paint required.\nWorking knowledge of automotive refinish procedures, paints, coatings, abrasives, and finishing compounds.\nExperience buffing and polishing freshly painted automotive surfaces.\nStrong attention to detail and commitment to producing a highquality finish.\nManual dexterity and handeye coordination required to safely operate refinish equipment.\nAbility to work efficiently as part of a skilled collision repair team.\nValid driver's license required.\nBenefits\nMedical Insurance\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nLife Insurance\nPaid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Days\n401(k) with employer match\nPaid Training\nAbout Quality Collision Group LLC\nBE AN ORIGINAL At Quality Collision Group, our people are as unique as our approach to our industry. Our teams offer more than a job; we provide a chance to be your best, make friends, and have fun. We're passionate about repairing vehicles the right way.","company":"Qualitycollisiongroup","rawCompany":"qualitycollisiongroup","city":"Dublin","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-31T09:21:11.355Z","occupations":[{"code":"49-3021.00","title":"Automotive Body and Related Repairers","slug":"automotive-body-and-related-repairers"},{"code":"51-9123.00","title":"Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers","slug":"painting-coating-and-decorating-workers"},{"code":"47-3014.00","title":"Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons","slug":"helpers-painters-paperhangers-plasterers-and-stucco-masons"}],"industries":[{"code":"811121","title":"Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance","slug":"automotive-body-paint-and-interior-repair-and-maintenance"},{"code":"811114","title":"Specialized Automotive Repair","slug":"specialized-automotive-repair"},{"code":"811111","title":"General Automotive Repair","slug":"general-automotive-repair"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Collision Painter Helper","description":"Why Join Brooks Motor Cars, a Quality Collision Group brand?\n\nTop-5% Benefits Plan in America: Our team is our heartbeat. We invest in benefits that support your health, financial well-being, and future.\n\nEarning Potential: Competitive compensation with six-figure earning potential in select roles.\n\nCareer Growth: Ongoing training, certifications, and advancement opportunities to support your professional development.\n\nSupportive Team Culture: Work with a team that values integrity, customer-focused service, and continuous improvement.\n\nJob Summary\n\nThe Painter Prepper / Buffer prepares collision-repaired vehicles and body panels for refinishing and supports the paint department through final finish work. This role performs sanding, masking, priming, surface preparation, buffing, and related refinish operations to help achieve a high-quality paint finish. The Prepper works closely with painters and production teammates to ensure vehicles are prepared safely, accurately, and on schedule according to manufacturer and collision industry standards.\n\nResponsibilities / Essential Functions\nPrepare repaired panels and vehicles for refinishing through sanding, feathering, masking, and cleaning.\nApply primer and perform block sanding and final surface preparation as assigned.\nAssist with paint application and refinish processes within demonstrated skill level.\nBuff and polish finished surfaces to correct minor finish imperfections and achieve deliveryready quality.\nUse refinish products, abrasives, compounds, and materials according to manufacturer instructions.\nSupport color tinting and paintmaterial organization as assigned.\nInspect prepared surfaces and communicate defects or additional repair needs before paint.\nMaintain a clean, safe, and organized paintpreparation area and follow PPE requirements.\nQualifications\nMinimum 1 year of professional automotive refinish, paint preparation, or collision repair experience required.\nHandson experience sanding, masking, priming, and preparing automotive panels for paint required.\nWorking knowledge of automotive refinish procedures, paints, coatings, abrasives, and finishing compounds.\nExperience buffing and polishing freshly painted automotive surfaces.\nStrong attention to detail and commitment to producing a highquality finish.\nManual dexterity and handeye coordination required to safely operate refinish equipment.\nAbility to work efficiently as part of a skilled collision repair team.\nValid driver's license required.\nBenefits\nMedical Insurance\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nLife Insurance\nPaid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Days\n401(k) with employer match\nPaid Training\nAbout Quality Collision Group LLC\nBE AN ORIGINAL At Quality Collision Group, our people are as unique as our approach to our industry. Our teams offer more than a job; we provide a chance to be your best, make friends, and have fun. We're passionate about repairing vehicles the right way.","datePosted":"2026-10-31T09:21:11.355Z","dateModified":"2026-10-31T09:21:11.355Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Qualitycollisiongroup","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Dublin","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"ca779594e446519fc96da8cb"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ca779594e446519fc96da8cb"}}