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Overview

As a Body Shop Technician, you will restore class 8 diesel equipment to its original condition after damage, expertly repairing or replacing body components while adhering to factory and dealership specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Review each repair order, work order, and estimator’s notes to understand repairs needed.
  • Complete all repairs according to the documentation on the repair order or the supplement.
  • Utilize knowledge of manufacturers and technical repair processes.
  • Use frame and measuring equipment per vendor specifications.
  • Perform initial teardown of Class 8 diesel equipment.
  • 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 equipment to paint department.
  • Re-assemble painted Class 8 diesel equipment and painted parts.
  • Perform a final quality check and review of work order prior to sending equipment to detail department.
  • Work with apprentices or lesser skilled technicians in developing repair skills.

Requirements

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

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance

Benefits

401k
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 86 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 210 different employers. 124 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 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.

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.

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