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Overview

Join our dynamic team as an Auto Body Technician and become a vital part of transforming damaged vehicles into pristine, like-new condition! In this energetic role, you'll utilize your expertise in automotive structural repair, auto body repair, and cosmetic refinishing to deliver exceptional results.

Responsibilities

  • Perform auto body repairs including dent removal, sheet metal work, and structural realignment using advanced fabrication and welding repair techniques.
  • Use MIG welding, automotive welding equipment, soldering, and other welding methods to restore vehicle frames and panels with precision.
  • Conduct auto restoration projects, automotive cosmetic repairs, and auto painting utilizing airless paint spraying and sanding tools for flawless finishes.
  • Install automotive parts such as auto glass, bumpers, trim pieces, and perform automotive parts installation with attention to detail.
  • Utilize hand tools and power tools for sanding, grinding, cutting, and assembling vehicle components to meet manufacturer specifications.
  • Apply automotive body refinishing techniques including sanding, priming, painting, and detailing to achieve a high-quality finish.
  • Collaborate with team members on vehicle maintenance tasks and provide excellent customer service by explaining repair processes clearly.

Requirements

  • Proven experience working as an automotive body technician or in a similar role within a dealership or collision center environment.
  • Strong knowledge of auto body repair procedures including welding repair, sheet metal fabrication, and automotive structural repair.
  • Proficiency with MIG welding, soldering, fabrication repair techniques, and automotive welding equipment.
  • Mechanical aptitude with experience in vehicle maintenance and automotive parts installation.
  • Familiarity with auto restoration processes, auto painting techniques such as airless paint spraying, and automotive cosmetic repair methods.
  • Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, sanding tools, and other specialized equipment safely and effectively.
  • Excellent customer service skills combined with the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced setting.
  • Physical capability for heavy lifting and working in various positions required for collision repair tasks.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Info

  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Auburn, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$31/hr across 94 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 Auburn, IN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Auburn, IN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 135 other active welding openings from 82 employers. Browse welding jobs across Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (37), Aerotek (4), and Lensing Building Specialties & Architectural Sales (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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