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Overview

Carvana is seeking Autobody Preppers with a minimum of 3 years of professional automotive bodywork experience to join their team. As part of the fastest-growing used automotive retailer in U.S. history, you will perform various bodywork tasks using state-of-the-art tools in a high-tech Inspection Center.

Responsibilities

  • Perform bodywork on multiple panels, including heavy plastic welding.
  • Conduct minor metal pulling.
  • Repair roofs and rocker panels.
  • Execute large area, heavy bodywork including Bondo repair.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of professional automotive bodywork experience.
  • Ability to physically operate vehicle equipment and tools.
  • Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds independently.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing production environment.
  • Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Mandatory overtime may be required based on business needs.
  • Training programs are available for entry-level positions.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Delanco, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 78 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% 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 Delanco, NJ

Delanco, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 73 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Carvana currently has 1 other opening live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (9), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr and Somerdale at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Autobody Repair figures were last recalculated when this page was built.