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Automotive Reconditioning painter

Hendrick Automotive Group
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Sept 2025

About the role

Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Collision Center (Norfolk)

Location: 6252 Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk, Virginia 23502


 

Hendrick Collison center is looking for a Recon painter for our used car recon team! Are you looking for a career instead of a JOB? We are looking for dedicated and motivated team members that we can grow with our team. Benefits include: PAID Health insurance, 401k match, paid vacation, sick, holidays, and paid training.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

  • Examines body damage on customer vehicles
  • Identifies necessary body repair work
  • Estimates cost of body work
  • Requests necessary parts
  • Performs body repairs including removing damaged body parts and replacing with fixed or new parts
  • Documents repairs performed
  • Performs body repairs efficiently and according to Collision Center and insurance company guidelines
  • Applies paint to vehicle parts after repair work is complete.
  • Covers vehicle parts that do not require painting.
  • Buffs or cleans surfaces after paint dries.
  • Requests necessary materials.
  • Performs paint jobs efficiently and according to Collision Center guidelines.
  • Maintains CSI at or above Company standards
  • Maintains an organized, clean and safe work area
  • Participates in required training
  • Records all hours worked accurately in company timekeeping system     
  • Follows Safeguards rules and regulations.
  • Demonstrates the Company’s Core Values
  • Complies with Company policies and procedures
  • Observes all Federal, State, Local and Company safety rules and regulations in the performance of duties.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with medical conditions to perform the essential functions.

Desired Education:

o   GED

   High School Diploma

o   Associate Degree

o   Bachelor Degree

o   Master Degree

o   Doctorate Degree

Field of Study/Work Experience:

o   Accounting

o   Automotive

o   Business

o   Human Resources

o   Information Technology

Desired Work Experience:

o  up to 3 years

   3-5 years

o   5+ years

Education/Experience:

Demonstrable knowledge of body repair methods. Collision Center repair training or commensurate experience. Ability to operate equipment necessary to perform Collision Center repair functions. Previous experience in Collision Center Paint. Ability to operate equipment to perform painting functions.

Certificates and Licenses:

   Valid Driver’s License

o   Automobile Salesperson License

Computer Skills:

Basic Computer skills to utilize timekeeping system.

Communication Skills:

Ability to understand and follow instructions. Ability to communicate effectively with customers and company personnel.

Attendance Expectations:

The position requires regular and predictable attendance.  Scheduled shifts may include evening hours, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds.

Environment Demands:

Duties are performed primarily in the body repair shop.  Work includes movement of vehicle body parts, working in various physical positions, the safe operation of power tools, frequent movement around vehicles in order to apply paint to various vehicle body parts.  May be exposed to loud noise, vibration, paint-dust, paint fumes, and other body repair shop conditions.

Verbal and Writing Ability:

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. 

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions. Ability to understand and follow technical manuals.

Core Values:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following Core Values:

Servant Leadership

Servant Leaders consciously put the needs of others before their own, because to serve people is to value

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