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Automotive Body Technician Apprentice
Crash Champions. Participate in the Crash Champions Skills Training Education Program (STEP), a hands-on apprenticeship pairing candidates with experienced professionals .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates hands-on skills in vehicle repair, including structural damage identification, MIG welding, and body filler application. Capable of creating repair plans and executing high-quality repairs in accordance with industry standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
MIG WeldingStructural Damage IdentificationBody Filler ApplicationRepair Plan CreationMetal Repair Techniques
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Hard Skills
Vehicle DisassemblyVehicle ReassemblyPlastic Bumper RepairDent RepairSheet Metal ReshapingStud-Gun UsageThree-Dimensional MeasuringCutting Small Structural Components
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationAbility to Take Direction
Tools & Technologies
Metal-Straightening ToolsWelding Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
I-CAR Weld Certification
Industry Keywords
Crash Champions Skills Training Education ProgramHigh Quality ControlsManufacturers’ Original Specifications
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Participate in the Crash Champions Skills Training Education Program (STEP), a hands-on apprenticeship pairing candidates with experienced professionals
- Learn industry standards based on manufacturers’ original specifications with high quality controls
- Create complete repair plans, including vehicle disassembly and reassembly, plastic bumper repair, and minor panel dent repair
- Repair complex dents by reshaping sheet metal, applying body filler, performing two-sided plastic repair, and repairing larger panel damage
- Learn structural damage identification and access repair procedures
- Set up and anchor structural repairs and perform three-dimensional measuring of vehicle structures
- Learn welding and joining methods, materials, and tools
- Perform body filler and metal repairs using stud-gun and other metal-straightening tools and techniques
- Cut and replace small structural components
- Set up and perform MIG welding on steel vehicles to complete the I-CAR Weld Certification
- Work with an experienced Champion Mentor and receive daily instruction
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
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