Job Description

Overview

Brandywine Coachworks, part of Quality Collision Group, offers a supportive team culture and top-tier benefits for Collision Body Technicians. The role involves repairing collision-damaged vehicles to restore them to pre-accident condition using OEM procedures and industry standards.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect damaged vehicles and review the approved repair plan before beginning work.
  • Perform structural and non-structural body repairs in accordance with OEM procedures.
  • Remove, repair, replace, and reinstall damaged vehicle components and body panels.
  • Make appropriate repair-versus-replace recommendations based on safety, quality, and repair procedures.
  • Perform measuring, pulling, welding, metal repair, panel alignment, and related body operations as qualified.
  • Complete repairs efficiently while maintaining quality and on-time production expectations.
  • Communicate additional damage or repair concerns to the estimator or production team.
  • Maintain tools, equipment, PPE, and a safe and organized work area.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of professional auto body repair experience in the collision repair industry required.
  • Strong knowledge of OEM repair procedures and manufacturer-specific repair requirements.
  • Working knowledge of I-CAR repair standards and accepted collision repair methods.
  • Experience with structural and non-structural repair, panel replacement, welding, and vehicle disassembly/reassembly.
  • Ability to read and follow repair plans, estimates, and OEM procedures.
  • Strong commitment to repair quality, safety, productivity, and continued learning.
  • Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination required to safely operate collision repair equipment.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Trooper, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 134 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 Trooper, PA

Trooper, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 other active welding openings from 179 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Quality Collision Group currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and Crash Champions (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Trooper, PA

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