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Overview

Knight Transportation is a leading and rapidly growing truckload carrier that values its people and fosters a culture of high expectations and exceptional performance. The Bodyshop Technician role involves performing inspections and repairs on company-owned equipment while maintaining a safe and positive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Complete quality inspections, warranty, and repairs on all company-owned equipment.
  • Perform body repairs on all equipment to appropriate specifications.
  • Inspect, analyze, and perform minor and/or complex repairs for all equipment.
  • Disassemble, repair, reassemble, and document damage/warranty of body components.
  • Perform body repairs including body filler, fiberglass, and plastic repairs.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Safely and properly handle and work with tools and equipment.
  • Maintain a positive work atmosphere to facilitate business operations.
  • Proactively assist others in achieving the organization's objectives.

Requirements

  • Entry-level knowledge of vehicle systems and basic vehicle maintenance preferred.
  • High School diploma or combination of training and/or experience required.
  • Driver's license required.
  • Demonstrated superior customer service skills.
  • Ability to read and understand repair manuals and complete repair orders.
  • Ability to use and learn various diagnostic software for tractor/trailers.
  • Excellent computer skills.

Benefits

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

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, where the middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 95 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 208 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 127 different employers. 63 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 253 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (27), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (20), and EZARC (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chandler at $36/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $31/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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