Body Shop Technician Trainee - Holman Collision Center Maple Shade
Location
Maple Shade, NJ
Wage
$25.42 – $36.23/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 21, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization that provides a rewarding career for employees. The Holman Collision Center Maple Shade is seeking a Body Technician Trainee to assist in the repair and restoration of vehicles.
Responsibilities
- Observe body, frame, and mechanical repair of vehicles.
- Review damage reports and prepare or review repair cost estimates.
- Help remove damaged panels and identify properties of vehicle plastics.
- Shadow repair inspections for proper functioning and overall appearance.
- Position dolly blocks against dented areas and use hammers to remove dents.
- Learn to fit and weld replacement parts using tools and equipment.
Requirements
- 1+ years of related auto body experience or collision graduate.
- Knowledge of frame and uni-body repairs required.
- ICAR certifications desired.
- High School Diploma.
- Driver's License and a clean MVR.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Vision
- Dental
- Life and Disability Insurance
- 401k
Benefits
Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
Life and Disability Insurance
401k
How this job compares in Maple Shade, NJ
Pay in context
At roughly $31/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 114 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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 Maple Shade, NJ
Maple Shade, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 184 other active welding openings from 132 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.
Holman currently has 1 other opening 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 (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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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 Trainee - Holman Collision Center Maple Shade figures were last recalculated when this page was built.