Paint Finish Technician (Polish)

Singer Vehicle Design; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Singer Vehicle Design is seeking an experienced Paint Finishing Technician for our Torrance shop. You will carry out premium finishing on luxury vehicles, ensuring every coat and polish meets the highest standards.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in sanding, polishing, and finishing, with a strong eye for detail and teamwork in a fast-paced environment. Onsite role with potential overtime based on production needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience sanding, polishing and finishing luxury vehicles, hot rods, or restorations.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Team oriented with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced shop.

Responsibilities

• Perform paint finishing on Singer luxury vehicles to the highest standard.
• Apply clear coat accurately to defined quality standards.
• Sand and polish surfaces using block sanding, rotary machines, orbital sanders, and foam pads.
• Inspect for flaws post-sanding and ensure a flawless finish.
• Prepare vehicles for second coat of clear and final polish.
• Maintain tools and work area to studio-quality standards.

Skills

Sanding

Polishing

Finishing

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Rotary machines

Orbital sander

Block sanding

Yellow scuff pads

Foam pads

Polishing compounds

Job description

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• You will carry out paint finishing on Singer luxury vehicles to the absolute highest standard in a manner that demonstrates, "Everything is Important."

What You’ll Do:

• Responsibilities include but are not limited to ensuring clear coat has been applied properly to adhere to precise application standards, sanding areas of need using block sanding and rotary machines, thoroughly cleaning vehicle for second coat of clear, and carefully and thoroughly polishing the vehicle using rotary machines, foam pads, and polish.
• Ensure clear coat has been applied properly to adhere to defined quality and precise application standards
• Carefully and precisely use yellow scuff pads to sand down door jams or smaller areas of care
• Use heavy grit of block, carefully and manually sands down heavier areas of care
• Accurately refine previous block sanding marks using various orbital sanding machines along with different grit pads
• Use interface pad for further refinement
• After post-paint sanding is complete, carefully and accurately inspects all areas after sanding for any flaws and imperfections
• Carefully sand car again by hand to refine miscellaneous areas using high grit pads (up to 3000 grit)
• Use rotary machine and compound to carefully remove any sanding marks from the automobile
• Use rotary machines, foam pads, and polishing compounds to precisely and accurately polish the automobile for a flawless and perfect paint finish

Who We’re Looking For:

• Our ideal candidate is eager to learn, self-driven, detail-oriented and has demonstrated success working with a team towards a common goal with proven results.
• High school graduate or equivalent
• Three (3) or more years of hands‑on experience with sanding, polishing and finishing custom paint applications on luxury vehicles, hot rods, or restorations
• Team oriented, with a strong ability to multi‑task and work in a fast‑paced environment to multiple deadlines
• Bonus points for Certifications and/or technical automotive program graduate

Location & Schedule:

This is an onsite role in Torrance, CA and the schedule is Monday-Friday 5am-1:30pm plus overtime. We are adding a second shift later in the year, so you may be moved to afternoon shift based on business needs.