Crash Champions

Automotive Body Technician Apprentice

Crash Champions
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeCharleston • South Carolina • United StatesEntry Level💰 $18 - $21 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates hands-on skills in vehicle repair, including disassembly, reassembly, and structural damage identification. Proficient in MIG welding and familiar with industry-standard specifications and quality controls.

Highest-signal resume keywords
MIG WeldingVehicle DisassemblyStructural Damage IdentificationBody Filler RepairMetal Straightening Techniques

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Participate in the Crash Champions Skills Training Education Program (STEP), a hands-on apprenticeship
  • Work with experienced professionals and an assigned Champion Mentor
  • Learn industry-standard manufacturer original specifications with high quality controls
  • Create complete repair plans; perform vehicle disassembly and reassembly, plastic bumper repair, and minor panel dent repair
  • Repair complex dents by reshaping sheet metal, applying body filler, and performing two-sided plastic repair and larger panel damage repairs
  • Learn structural damage identification and access repair procedures
  • Set up and anchor structural repairs and perform three-dimensional vehicle-structure measuring
  • Learn welding/joining methods, tools, and metal-straightening techniques
  • Perform body filler and metal repairs, including stud-gun work and replacement of small structural components
  • Set up and perform MIG welding on steel vehicles toward I-CAR Weld Certification

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 18 years of age
  • Ability to work full-time, 40 hours a week
  • Lift up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time
  • Have a valid driver's license
  • Regularly position or move self to fix and repair over and under vehicles
  • Ability to effectively communicate and take direction from superiors
  • Ability to read and understand a work order
  • High School Diploma/GED preferred
  • No collision experience or training required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Full-time employment including benefits, paid time off and sick leave effective on start date
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan with match
  • Referral Bonus (“Cash From Crash”)
  • 5 Paid Holidays
  • Mobile App and structured curriculum for real-time progress and interactive competitive learning
  • Earn points as you learn and build your own tools valued at $8,000
  • Hands-on training with an experienced Champion Mentor
  • Daily instruction
  • Potential to earn up to six figures and beyond

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Hard Skills
Plastic Bumper RepairPanel Dent RepairSheet Metal ReshapingRepair Plan CreationThree-Dimensional Vehicle-Structure Measuring
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationAbility to Take Direction
Tools & Technologies
Welding ToolsMetal Repair Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
I-CAR Weld Certification
Industry Keywords
Collision RepairHigh Quality ControlsManufacturer SpecificationsApprenticeshipHands-On Training