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Overview

As a Body Shop Technician, you will restore class 8 diesel equipment to its original beauty and performance after damage, expertly repairing or replacing components while adhering to strict specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Review repair orders and work orders to understand needed repairs.
  • Complete repairs according to documentation on the repair order.
  • Use frame and measuring equipment per vendor specifications.
  • Perform initial teardown of Class 8 diesel equipment.
  • Identify parts for cut-in and edging.
  • Perform all repair procedures according to factory specifications and company policy.
  • Perform and sign-off on all quality checks before sending equipment to paint department.
  • Re-assemble painted equipment and parts.
  • Perform a final quality check and review of work order before sending to detail department.
  • Work with apprentices or lesser skilled technicians to develop repair skills.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • Three years’ body shop experience.
  • ICAR Welding Certificate.
  • Valid driver’s license and insurability.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Pico Rivera, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$48/hr across 449 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% 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 Pico Rivera, CA

Pico Rivera, CA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across California as a whole we're tracking 600 other active welding openings from 270 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Vast (18), and Relativity Space (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Gardena at $73/hr, Redondo Beach at $72/hr, and Pasadena at $61/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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