Job Description

Overview

VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists has been selling new ambulances for 40 years, providing a customer-focused approach to local municipalities, Fire Departments, and private medical transport companies. The Body Shop Technician position is an entry-level role focused on learning the fabrication, assembly, repair, and refurbishment of emergency vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with performing basic body repairs and modifications on new and in-service vehicles.
  • Remove, repair and install body panels, fenders, bumpers and other structural components.
  • Conduct sanding, prepping, priming and painting using spray equipment.
  • Work with fiberglass, aluminum and steel materials.
  • Assist with fabrication and custom modifications as needed.
  • Follow all safety guidelines and maintain a clean and organized work environment.
  • Document all work completed and report any issues or delays to supervisor.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of auto body repair, welding, and refinishing or the ability to learn.
  • Familiarity with collision repair tools and equipment.
  • Attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Willingness to learn.
  • High school diploma or GED and 1 year of work experience or equivalent experience.
  • Recent technical school graduate or completion of auto body or collision repair technical program preferred.
  • I-CAR, ASE or EVT certification is a plus but not required.

Additional Information

  • This role is currently 4-10 hours days Monday-Thursday with overtime availability.

How this job compares in Berlin, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 115 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 Berlin, NJ

Berlin, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 184 other active welding openings from 131 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are gpac (13), Phillips Tank & Structure (7), and Carvana (5). 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 Northvale at $40/hr, Newark at $38/hr, and South Plainfield at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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