Senior Autobody Technician - 2nd Shift - $6,000 Bonus
Location
Delanco, NJ
Wage
$29 – $36/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 15, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Carvana is seeking experienced Autobody Preppers with a minimum of 5 years of professional automotive bodywork experience to join their team. The company is known as the fastest-growing used automotive retailer in U.S. history and offers competitive wages along with various perks.
Responsibilities
- Train other Autobody Technicians.
- Perform extensive bodywork on multiple panels.
- Conduct heavy plastic welding/stapling.
- Execute heavy metal pulling, straightening, shrinking, and stud welding.
- Repair roofs and rocker panels.
- Perform large area heavy bodywork, including Bondo repair.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 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.
- Ability to work mandatory overtime based on business needs.
Benefits
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- PTO
Additional Information
- Schedule may include mandatory overtime based on business needs.
- Position is for the 2nd shift.
Benefits
401k
Health Insurance
PTO
How this job compares in Delanco, NJ
Pay in context
At roughly $33/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 131 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% 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 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 198 other active welding openings from 118 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 5 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 gpac (15), Rhoads Industries (12), and Gpac (10). 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, Northvale at $40/hr, and Newark at $35/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. Senior Autobody Technician - 2nd Shift - $6,000 Bonus figures were last recalculated when this page was built.