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Overview

A Body Shop Technician will repair or replace damaged body parts back to Pre-Accident Condition with factory and dealership specifications. Rush Truck Centers is the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships across the US, offering a rewarding career in the transportation industry.

Responsibilities

  • Review each repair order, work order, and estimator’s notes to understand repairs needed prior to beginning work on the vehicle.
  • Complete all repairs according to the documentation on the repair order or the supplement.
  • Utilize knowledge of the manufacturer’s and technical repair process.
  • Use frame and measuring equipment per vendor procedures.
  • Perform initial teardown of vehicle.
  • Identify parts for cut-in and edging.
  • Perform all repair procedures according to factory specifications and company policy.
  • Perform and sign-off on all quality checks before sending the vehicle to the paint department.
  • Re-assemble painted vehicle and painted parts.
  • Perform a final quality check and review of work order prior to sending the vehicle to the detail department.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • Two years’ body shop experience.
  • Valid driver’s license and insurability.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Tolleson, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Arizona, where the middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 175 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Tolleson, AZ

Tolleson, AZ currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 495 other active welding openings from 292 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Tolleson, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are EZARC (18), Sundt Construction (15), and U-Haul (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Mesa at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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