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Overview

Mac Haik Ford is seeking a Body Shop Technician to perform vehicle collision and repair work according to dealership and factory standards, contributing to a full-service experience in a vibrant community.

Responsibilities

  • Perform vehicle collision and repair work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy.
  • Perform all body work including welding, soldering, body alignment and oxidizing operations.
  • Communicate with parts department to obtain needed parts.
  • Notify body shop supervisor and/or estimator immediately if additional repair is required or not needed.
  • Notify shop supervisor and/or estimator immediately if repairs can't be completed within time promised.
  • Document all work performed on the RO including recording cause of failure.
  • Maintain the highest possible standards of workmanship; perform quality checks.
  • Supervise work of any apprentice technicians as assigned.
  • Ensure that customer vehicles are kept clean and are only driven for business purpose.
  • Keep shop area neat, clean; must account for all dealership-owned tools at all times.
  • Stay current in the latest collision and repair methods across a number of brands.
  • Participate in collision and repair training activities; attend factory-sponsored classes.
  • Meet customer service standards by achieving 'above district' customer service information 'CSI' scores.
  • Follow established safety protocols; report any shop equipment in improper working condition.
  • Immediately report safety incidents.
  • Understand, keep informed of, and comply with federal, state and local regulations affecting service operations.
  • Safeguard dealership assets and customer data.
  • Complete required training assigned through the company training portal.
  • Adhere to consistent and reliable work schedule.
  • Demonstrate ethical business practices and integrity in all interactions.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$33/hr across 86 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 47% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 204 different employers. 105 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,322 other active welding openings from 611 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.

Mac Haik Enterprises currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (32), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (21). 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 San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $38/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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.