Job Description

Overview

Join the winning team of Mac Haik Houston Chevy, a 20-time Chevy Dealer of the Year Winner, as a Body Shop Technician. This position involves performing vehicle collision and repair work while ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining high standards of workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform vehicle collision and repair work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy.
  • Perform all body work including welding, soldering, body alignment and oxidizing operations.
  • Communicate with parts department to obtain needed parts.
  • Notify body shop supervisor and/or estimator immediately if additional repair is required or not needed.
  • Notify shop supervisor and/or estimator immediately if repairs can’t be completed within time promised.
  • Document all work performed on the RO including recording cause of failure.
  • Maintain the highest possible standards of workmanship; perform quality checks.
  • Supervise work of any apprentice technicians as assigned.
  • Ensure that customer vehicles are kept clean and are only driven for business purpose.
  • Keep shop area neat and clean; must account for all dealership-owned tools at all times.
  • Stay current in the latest collision and repair methods across a number of brands.
  • Participate in collision and repair training activities; attend factory-sponsored classes.
  • Meet customer service standards by achieving ‘above district’ customer service information CSI scores.
  • Follow established safety protocols; report any shop equipment in improper working condition.
  • Understand, keep informed of, and comply with federal, state and local regulations affecting service operations.
  • Safeguard dealership assets and customer data.
  • Complete required training assigned through the company training portal.
  • Adhere to consistent and reliable work schedule.
  • Demonstrate ethical business practices and integrity in all interactions.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Verifiable 4+ years of Body Shop Technician experience required.
  • I-Car welding certifications (steel & aluminum).
  • Understanding of written estimates and OEC procedures.
  • Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
  • Successful completion of pre-employment screening.
  • Authorization to work in the USA.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Consistent work & flexible schedules.
  • Ongoing learning & training opportunities.
  • 5 day work week.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 123 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Mac Haik Enterprises currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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