Auto Body Paint Prepper

Csn-Collision-1; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

International Auto Body & Paint in San Bruno, CA is hiring to support our skilled team. You’ll help get cars ready for paint, including panel prep, masking, polishing, detailing, and assisting technicians as needed.

Duties include moving cars to stalls, setting up parts, preparing panels before paint, refining finishes after refinishing, and detailing after reassembly. You must be physically capable, use tools safely, hold a valid CA driver’s license, and have authorization to work in the USA.

Responsibilities

• Move cars to appropriate work stalls in the shop.
• Set up new and repaired parts on work stands.
• Prepare panels for painting using scuffing pads, hand sanding, DA sanders, and clean panels per SOPs.
• Polish refinished panels as needed.
• Detail vehicles after reassembly to remove dust, compound, and dirt.

Job description

We’re Hiring! Come Work With a Shop That Treats You Like Family.

International Auto Body & Paint is a family owned business, and we’re looking for good people who

take pride in their work. No corporate headaches — just steady hours, a solid crew, and

a place where your skills matter.

You’ll help get cars ready for paint — panel prep, masking, polishing, detailing, and assisting techs as needed.

Common duties will involve moving cars as needed in shop to appropriate work stalls. Setting up new and repaired parts on work stands. Prior to paint, you will assist the painter in preparing these panels for using scuffing pads, hand sanding, DA sanders and then cleaning the panels per our SOP's.

After refinishing, assessing the finish of the panel and performing polishing to freshly painted parts as needed.

After vehicle reassembly detailing is done to clean the car of any dust, compound and dirt to showcase the work that was done.

You must be physically able to perform the duties required for this position. Ability to use tools safely and efficiently that are both powered and non-powered.

Valid CA Driver’s License

Authorization to work in the USA

40 Hour work week

No weekends

Paid U.S. Holidays

A stable and respectful environment

Opportunity to grow and on the job training

Pay depends on experience