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Overview

Carvana is seeking Autobody Preppers with at least 1 year of professional automotive bodywork experience to join their team. As the fastest-growing used automotive retailer in U.S. history, Carvana offers competitive wages and a variety of perks while utilizing state-of-the-art tools in high-tech Inspection Centers.

Responsibilities

  • Prepping, sanding, and buffing vehicles
  • Removing and installing bumpers
  • Performing minor plastic welding
  • Conducting small area bodywork including Bondo repair

Requirements

  • Minimum of 1 year of professional automotive bodywork experience
  • Ability to physically operate vehicle equipment and tools, lifting 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
  • Ability to work mandatory overtime based on business needs

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Mandatory overtime may be required based on business needs
  • Training programs 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 $21/hr, this posting comes in about 38% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% 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 currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 135 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Delanco, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Carvana currently has 3 other openings 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), MillenniumSoft Inc (11), and Gpac (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 New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newark at $38/hr, Camden at $37/hr, and Linden at $30/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. Automotive Prepper- 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.